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WorksheetsElements of Short Story
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False: The protagonist is always the good guy.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What story element refers to the specific feeling of a specific people at a specific time?
a)
exposition
b)
milieu
c)
denouement
d)
complication
3.
Which story element refers to a particular event that brings about a particular story?
a)
plot
b)
milieu
c)
complicating factor
d)
antagonist
4.
Which element of a short story reveals the character psychologically, spiritually, economically, and physically
a)
setting
b)
protagonist
c)
plot
d)
antagonist
5.
Which is NOT part of Aristotle’s Poetics (Plot Diagram)?
a)
climax
b)
suspense
c)
denouement
d)
resolution
6.
Which of the following is NOT an example of conflict according to your notes?
a)
man vs [man, nature, self, society, supernatural]
b)
society vs society
c)
supernatural vs supernatural
d)
man vs milieu
7.
The withholding of information to raise questions is called?
a)
conflict
b)
suspense
c)
rising action
d)
denouement
8.
An author's choice of words, length of sentences and language when writing a story (think of different time periods) is called?
a)
complicating factors
b)
dialogue
c)
diction
d)
denouement
9.
The interruption of the timeline to enable the author to present a gripping situation or to “fill in the blanks” is called?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
resolution
c)
flashback
d)
climax
10.
The emotional bonding of the character(s) and the reader and when the reader identifies with the emotions and/or suffering of the character is referred to as?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
catharsis
c)
suspense
d)
climax
11.
The author’s implicit attitude toward the reader or the people, places, and events in a work is called?
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
milieu
d)
resolution
12.
The general feeling or impression conveyed by a passage is called
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
milieu
d)
resolution
13.
The two types of symbolism are:
a)
rising and falling
b)
protagonist and antagonist
c)
conventional and created
d)
proper and improper
14.
The title:
a)
should be short, sweet, and to the point
b)
must
be examined for emphasis of theme
c)
needs to be 400 characters or less
d)
is usually unimportant and does not pertain to the story.
15.
The comparison of two seemingly unlike things which have one common characteristic using LIKE or AS is called:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Tone
d)
Mood
16.
A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity is:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Tone
d)
Mood
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