Elements of a Short Story

These are the "movers" of the story's plot.

• characters

• setting

• author

• narrator

The time and place in which the story happens

• plot

• exposition

• setting

• point of view

The "wrapping up" stage of the story

• denouement

• falling action

• climax

• resolution

It refers to the sequence of events in the story.

• characters

• summary

• plot

• conflict

Which of the following occurs during the story's exposition?

• George turns off the nursery

• David McClean pays a visit

• We learn about the family and their Happylife Home

• Peter and Wendy talk about the plastic carnival

Both novels and short stories contain the following:

• setting and characters

• plot and mood

• a theme

• all of the above

What is the difference between the climax and the conflict in a fiction story ?

• The climax is the problem in the story and the conflict is the turning point. 

• The conflict and climax are similar. 

• The conflict is the problem in the story and the climax is the turning point ? 

• Fiction stories do not have a climax or conflict. 

the people who carry on the action in a story

• plot

• conflicts

• characters

• symbols

made up of a series of related events that include the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

• rising action

• theme

• characterization

• plot

explains the time and place of the action

• direct characterization

• point of view

• setting

• theme