WorksheetsShort Stories and Literary Devices
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
A short story is a brief work of fiction that describes ______________ events and people.
real
imaginary
old
time and place the story takes place
Ex: Elmore, Arkansas, 1900s
setting
plot
imagery
exposition
the main character
Ex. Jimmy Valentine
lead actor
antagonist
MVP
protagonist
opposing character to the main character
Ex. Ben Price
antagonist
the opposition
protagonist
the bad guy
a central idea of a work, the message a writer hopes to send to the reader, or the lesson that can be learned after reading.
mood
theme
syntax
tone
Which is NOT part of the plot structure:
Rising action
Climax
Conflict
Resolution
Which literary device is the struggle between two opposing forces (usually the protagonist and an antagonist)
and is the main problem in the story
setting
theme
plot
conflict
What type of conflict is this: The Toronto Maple Leafs playing the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final.
Man vs. Man -external
Man vs. Society -external
Man vs. Self -internal
Man vs. Nature -external
What type of conflict is this: A man struggling with whether or not he should ask out his crush.
Man vs. society -external
Man vs man -external
Man vs. nature -external
Man vs. self -internal
A static character is a character that...
does not change throughout the story
has a lot of static electricity
changes at some point during the story
is evil
A dynamic character is a character that...
goes through some type of change or transformation
does not change throughout the course of the story
is aerodynamic
is evil
A round character is a character that...
displays multiple personality traits and is complex
is two-dimensional and uncomplicated
is a perfect circle
A flat character is...
a complex character who the audience knows a lot about
two-dimensional and uncomplicated, often a side-kick
always very thin
A boring character who is not funny in any way
“what is the author trying to teach me through this story?” This is a question you can ask yourself to figure out the...
plot
theme
conflict
setting
