Short Story Elements Review

What is the definition of conflict?

• The lesson or moral of the story.

• A struggle/problem the character(s) must face and overcome.

• What the story is mostly about.

• How the author introduces the characters to the reader.

Setting is usually introduced and described in which part of the elements of plot?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Exposition/Introduction

How many ways can an author introduce characters to the reader?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

"He walked through the door, a smile started to form on my face and my eyes started to water. " Is this an example of direct or indirect characterization?

• Direct

• Indirect

Is the message, moral, or lesson of the story the readers is meant to learn.

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Characterization

• Conflict

Is the perspective the story is told in.

• Conflict

• Point of View

• Theme

• Main Idea

Time in setting is...

• when the story takes place. (date, time, year, month)

• where the story takes place. (store, home, woods, planet, etc)

• all the objects and people the character can interact within the setting. (chairs, trees, snow, rain, other characters, etc)

• none of the above.

Place in setting is...

• when the story takes place. (date, time, year, month)

• where the story takes place. (store, home, woods, planet, etc)

• all the objects and people the character can interact within the setting. (chairs, trees, snow, rain, other characters, etc)

• none of the above.

Environment in setting is...

• when the story takes place. (date, time, year, month)

• where the story takes place. (store, home, woods, planet, etc)

• all the objects and people the character can interact within the setting. (chairs, trees, snow, rain, other characters, etc)

• none of the above.

What the story is mostly about is called?

• Main Idea

• Theme

• Conflict

• Characterization