Short Story Elements Review

The beginning of the story where characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Resolution

The events that lead us to the conclusion of the story.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Resolution

The conclusion of the story where the conflict is usually resolved.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Resolution

The highpoint or turning point in a story.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action 

Which of the following occurs during the story's exposition?

• George turns off the nursery

• David McClean pays a visit

• We learn about the family and their Happylife Home

• Peter and Wendy talk about the plastic carnival

Both novels and short stories contain the following:

• setting and characters

• plot and mood

• a theme

• all of the above

The main character who solves the conflict is the

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Static Character

• Dynamic Character

The character that causes the conflict is the

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Static Character

• Dynamic Character

The events that begin to develop the conflict.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Resolution

The message that the author wants to leave with the reader.

• climax

• theme

• point of view

• characterization