Middle School Story Elements

What is a short story?

• the people or animals in the story

• a short work of fictional prose with a fully developed theme that focuses more on character than plot.

• a fictional prose narrative of considerable length

• a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have repeated rhythm and sometimes rhymes.

What is a novel?

• the people or animals in the story

• a short work of fictional prose with a fully developed theme that focuses more on character than plot.

• a fictional prose narrative of considerable length

• a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have repeated rhythm and sometimes rhymes.

What is a poem?

• the people or animals in the story

• a short work of fictional prose with a fully developed theme that focuses more on character than plot.

• a fictional prose narrative of considerable length

• a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have repeated rhythm and sometimes rhymes.

What is genre?

• A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content.

• a short work of fictional prose with a fully developed theme that focuses more on character than plot.

• a fictional prose narrative of considerable length

• a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have repeated rhythm and sometimes rhymes.

What is direct characterization?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• the author DIRECTLY tells you what a character is like

• a character who changes during the story

What is indirect characterization?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• the author DIRECTLY tells you what a character is like

• a character who changes during the story

What is a dynamic character?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• the author DIRECTLY tells you what a character is like

• a character who changes during the story

What is the protagonist?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• the author DIRECTLY tells you what a character is like

• a character who changes during the story

What is the antagonist?

• the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character with clues

• the main character in a story

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• a character who changes during the story

What is a static character?

• A character who does NOT change during the story.

• the main character in a story

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• a character who changes during the story