Short story elements Flashcards

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Whats contained in the BEGINNING of a story

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Initial situation(Mood, tone, Setting)
Inciting incident (A decision which alters the situation)
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Whats contained in the MIDDLE of a story

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Rising action (A series of complications)
Crisis( A major conflict or problem leading to the culminating)
Climax( Highest emotional point in the plot)
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Whats contained in the ENDING of a story

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Resolution to the whole problem

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The narrator speaks in I
1. First person Narration
2,Third person Narration
3.Third person omniscent

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A narrator that speaks in saying names and knows everything

  1. First person Narration
  2. Third person Narration
  3. Third person Omniscent
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A narrator that speaks in saying names but knows just as much as the characters

  1. First person Narration
  2. Third person Narration
  3. Third person Omniscient
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Conflict

Jimmy was getting in an argument with Timmy

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Person vs Person

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Conflict

Jimmy was in the woods but bears kept fighting him

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Person vs Nature

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Conflict

Timmy was getting spooked by ghosts

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Person vs Supernatural

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Conflict

Timmy was being shamed by the town for being nude in the streets

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Person vs Society

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Conflict

Jimmy wasn’t sure if he should eat or not

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Person vs Self

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