Elements Of A Shory Story

Question 1

All stories have….6 things

Answer 1

Plot 
Characters
Settings 
Conflict 
Point of view 
Theme

Question 2

Irony (3 types)

Answer 2

Verbal
Dramatic
Situational

Question 3

Flashback

Answer 3

A pause in the action so a scene in the past can be added

Question 4

Foreshadowing

Answer 4

A hint towards the future

Question 5

Conflict

Answer 5

Moves the plot along, can add excitement. All stories need friction and opposition to move the events

Question 6

Types of conflict (3 main one)

Answer 6

Man vs man
Man vs environment
Man vs himself

Question 7

Flat character

Answer 7

Little description of character, usually a minor character, no growth

Question 8

Round character

Answer 8

A more realistic character. Usually the protagonist or antagonist

Question 9

Static character

Answer 9

A character that does not change throughout the story

Question 10

Dynamic character

Answer 10

A character that does through big changes in the story

Question 11

Stock character

Answer 11

A stereo typical character

E.g., evil witch, evil step sister

Question 12

Dialogue

Answer 12

The characters in the story talking

Question 13

Point of view

Answer 13

Perspective from which the story is told

Question 14

Omniscient

Answer 14

All knowing, all seeing narrator who lets us look inside their brain of more than one character

Question 15

Limited omniscient

Answer 15

Narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character

Question 16

Objective

Answer 16

Narrator records events. Never gets to look inside characters brain or heart

Question 17

1st person

Answer 17

The story uses “I”

Question 18

2nd person

Answer 18

The story uses “you”

Question 19

3rd person

Answer 19

Narrator telling using names

Question 20

Irony

Answer 20

An unusual twist

Opposite of what was expected

Question 21

Dramatic

Answer 21

You know something the main character doesn’t know

Question 22

Satire

Answer 22

Ridiculing a subject, idea, making fun of a serous topic

Question 23

Symbolism

Answer 23

A concrete object that represents something else in literature

Question 24

Theme

Answer 24

Central idea

Title hints theme