Short story elements Flashcards
Whats contained in the BEGINNING of a story
Initial situation(Mood, tone, Setting) Inciting incident (A decision which alters the situation)
Whats contained in the MIDDLE of a story
Rising action (A series of complications) Crisis( A major conflict or problem leading to the culminating) Climax( Highest emotional point in the plot)
Whats contained in the ENDING of a story
Resolution to the whole problem
The narrator speaks in I
1. First person Narration
2,Third person Narration
3.Third person omniscent
1
A narrator that speaks in saying names and knows everything
- First person Narration
- Third person Narration
- Third person Omniscent
3
A narrator that speaks in saying names but knows just as much as the characters
- First person Narration
- Third person Narration
- Third person Omniscient
2
Conflict
Jimmy was getting in an argument with Timmy
Person vs Person
Conflict
Jimmy was in the woods but bears kept fighting him
Person vs Nature
Conflict
Timmy was getting spooked by ghosts
Person vs Supernatural
Conflict
Timmy was being shamed by the town for being nude in the streets
Person vs Society
Conflict
Jimmy wasn’t sure if he should eat or not
Person vs Self