elements of short stories

Question 1

the heart of the story
a person/ animal who takes part in the action of the story

Answer 1

characters

Question 2

embodiment of good

Answer 2

protagonist

Question 3

opposed to protagonist

Answer 3

antagonist

Question 4

changes

Answer 4

dynamic characters

Question 5

remains the same

Answer 5

static characters

Question 6

the place and time where the story happens

Answer 6

setting

Question 7

consist of series of events and characters actions that lead to the highest point of interest in a fictional prose

Answer 7

plot

Question 8

the problem that unfolds in the story

Answer 8

conflict

Question 9

types of conflict

Answer 9

man vs god
man vs self
man vs man
man vs nature
man vs society
man vs technology

Question 10

the central idea, general truth, message underlying meaning that the author convey to the readers

Answer 10

theme

Question 11

angle of narration

Answer 11

point of view

Question 12

the narrator takes part in the story usually uses the pronoun i

Answer 12

first person point of view

Question 13

the narrator is not part of the story uses the pronouns he she and they
the narrator can not read the minds of the characters and how they behave

Answer 13

third person pov (limited person pov)

Question 14

the narrator is not a part of the story but can read the mind of the characters aswell as how they behave

Answer 14

omniscient point of view