Short Story Introduction

A short story is

• A form of expressing personal feelings

• a form of expository writing

• A form of narrative writing

• A form of journal entry

The flow of a short story goes as follows:

• Introduction, Exposition, Conclusion, Body paragraphs, Rising Action

• Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

• Introductory paragraph, Setting, Resolution, Falling Action, Climax

• Rising Action, Introduction, Falling Action, Climax, Resolution

Which of these are elements of an introduction?

• characters, setting, time

• conflict, resolution, ending

• characters, ending, time

• theme, conflict, setting

The introduction in a short story serves what purpose?

• To explain the plot of the story

• To introduce the main conflict of the story

• To wrap the story up nicely

• To grab the reader's attention

What is another name for the Introduction?

An introduction should never have the characters' name

• True

• False

• Both

The introduction must be exciting and engaging

• True

• False

• Both

The story title must come before the story introduction

• True

• False

• Both

The introduction should be cliche

• True

• False

• Both