Short Story Elements Vocabulary

An ______________ conflict is one in which a character struggles with an outside source.

• internal

• external

• setting

• character motives

An example of __________________ might be a small village in England in the winter of 1765.

• plot

• character

• setting

• theme

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

An _____________ theme is suggested by what happens to the characters, such as when a thief ends up in jail. The ____________ theme is that crime doesn't pay.

• stated

• internal

• implied

• external

Fill in the blank with the correct story element. A ______________ theme is expressed directly by the author, such as when a fable ends with the moral, "Look before you leap."

• external

• internal

• implied

• stated

What are short-story elements?

• The 5 building blocks of short-stories

• Tone and Theme

• Plot and Setting

• TASC

Which element of a short story refers to the time and place in which the story occurs?

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

• Theme

What is the term for the main character in a story, often facing a conflict?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Foil

Which element of a short story involves the sequence of events that make up the story?

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

In a short story, what is the term for the underlying message or insight about life?

• Setting

• Character

• Theme

• Plot

What is the term for the character or force that opposes the main character in a story?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator

• Hero