Short Story Elements

The sequence of events from the beginning to the end of the story is called the

• rising action

• plot

• setting

• conflict

Another term for 'denoument' is

• falling action

• rising action

• inciting incident

• climax

Which of the following is NOT part of a story plotline?

• inciting incident

• falling action

• conclusion

• personification

Two opposing forces create

• ice cream

• conflict

• friction

• suspense

Types of conflict include

• person vs person

• person vs. society

• person vs nature

• all of the above

The character who needs to overcome the conflict is

• the protagonist

• the antagonist

• the hero

• the anytagonist

the highest point in the plot graph, and the critical moment in the conflict is

• the rising action

• the climax

• the peak

• the final countdown

The message or main idea of the story is called the

• mood

• theme

• motif

• juxtaposition

The character or force that opposes the protagonist is called the

• villian

• antagonist

• lead character

• agony

The part of the story that explains background of characters, setting, etc..

• climax

• exposition

• theme

• denoument