Short Story Elements

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What is rising action?

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Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.

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When the narrator of the story is a character in the story it is written in the ___ point of view.

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1st person

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What is the conflict of a story?

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The main problem the character encounters.

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What is the theme of a story?

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The major life lesson or message.

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What is the resolution?

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The end of a story where everything is resolved.

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What is the exposition in a story?

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The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

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What does the term 'protagonist' refer to?

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The main character in a story, often facing a conflict.

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What is a 'antagonist'?

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The character or force that opposes the protagonist.

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What is a 'setting' in a story?

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The time and place where the story occurs.