elements of a short story

Question 1

what is setting

Answer 1

the setting refers to the time and place in which the events of a story take place

Question 2

what is a protagonist

Answer 2

the main character and whoever pops up first in the story

Question 3

what is an antagonist

Answer 3

a character who goes against the main character

Question 4

what is an exposition

Answer 4

the introduction to a story

Question 5

whats rising action

Answer 5

events get more complicated

Question 6

whats a turning point

Answer 6

a decision that will change the course of the story

Question 7

what’s a climax

Answer 7

the highest point of tension in a story

Question 8

whats falling action

Answer 8

less intense and things start to make sense

Question 9

whats resolution

Answer 9

conclusion of a story’s plot

Question 10

whats conflict

Answer 10

Conflict in stories is like a problem or challenge that characters face

Question 11

what are some examples of conflict

Answer 11

man vs man, man vs self, man vs nature, man vs society, man vs super natural

Question 12

whats a theme

Answer 12

a theme is a lesson that the author wants us to learn from a story.

Question 13

whats 1st person writing

Answer 13

when the character is involved and is telling the story ( I )

Question 14

whats third person limited writing

Answer 14

when the narrator is not involved. he or she only knows some thoughts, feelings, and actions of the character

Question 15

whats third person omniscient writing

Answer 15

when the narrator is not involved, he or she knows all ( he, she, they )

Question 16

whats foreshadowing

Answer 16

when the author is trying to hint at what is coming next

Question 17

flashback

Answer 17

when a character remembers a previous time or event in the past

Question 18

whats verbal irony

Answer 18

when a character says the opposite of what they mean aka sarcasm

Question 19

whats situational irony

Answer 19

when the opposite happens from what WE THINK

Question 20

whats dramatic irony

Answer 20

when the reader knows something a character doesn’t

Question 21

whats suspense

Answer 21

a state or feeling of excitement or uncertainty about what might happen

Question 22

whats allusion

Answer 22

when an author refers to something in a story that is famous or well-known that the audience will recognize for example iPhone

Question 23

what’s pathetic fallacy

Answer 23

when the weather matches the action or characters mood