Literary Elements of Short Stories

What is plot in a short story?

• where the story happens
• the events that happen in order in a story
• the struggle in the story
• the narrator's role in a story

What is the part of the plot called that gives readers background information about the story and characters?

• resolution
• inciting incident
• exposition
• rising action

What is the first spot in the story called where the author introduces the main conflict of the story?

• inciting incident
• resolution
• exposition
• rising action

What is the rising action in a short story?

• the background information 
• the events that lead up to the climax
• the point of highest action
• the turning point 

The highest point of drama, also described as the turning point, in the story is called what?

• the climax
• the resolution
• the inciting incident
• the exposition

The events that happen after the climax of the story that lead up to the end are called ____________________.

• inciting incident
• resolution
• characters
• falling action

What is the end of the story called when the author explains how everything turns out for the characters?

• falling action
• setting
• resolution
• narration

Who is the main character of a story?

• stereotype
• antagonist
• narrator
• protagonist

Who is the antagonist in a story?

• the narrator
• the character or characters working against the main character 
• the person or people in charge
• the main character

What is direct characterization in a story?

• when characters talk about each other
• the author shows the reader what a specific character is like
• when characters react to the events in the story
• the author tells the reader what a specific character is like