Short Story Literary Terms

The SETTING is...

• a writer's central idea or main message about life.
• the sequence of events that make up a story.
• a struggle, problem, or obstacle in a story.
• the time and place in which a story takes place.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is this a picture of?

• Conflict
• Plot Diagram
• Climax
• Steps to solve a problem

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.  

• Plot
• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What happens first in a story (#1)?

• climax
• conflict
• exposition
• inciting incident

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What part is #2?

• rising action
• inciting incident
• conflict
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is part #3?

• conflict
• resolution
• falling action
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

#4 is the...

• rising action
• falling action
• conflict
• resolution

The last part (#5) of a story is the...

• exposition
• resolution
• theme
• reflection

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The exposition introduces the reader to...

• the characters.
• the setting.
• both the characters and the setting.
• none of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the rising action?

• The turning point of the story.
• The conflicts and complications that develop the story.
• The end result.
• The background information needed to make sense of the story.