Short Story Quiz Flashcards
What is 1st person?
First person is a story written by the main character (uses I)
What is 3rd person?
Third person is written by a narrator (uses they or there name)
What are the 6 elements of a short story?
Plot, character, point of view, setting, theme, conflict
What is the plot?
The plot is the sequence of events in a story or play. It is the authors arrangement of events to develop the basic idea
What is the order of the plot plan
Introduction, inciting incident, rising action, crisis point, climax (top of the plot), falling action, resolution
What is the setting?
The setting is the time and location in which is story takes place. In some stories the setting is very important and others aren’t.
What are the 5 types of setting?
Place, time, weather conditions, social conditions, and mood or atmosphere
What is the character?
The character is the information author gives the reader about the characters themselves. 
4 ways to revel a character
Physical appearance, what they say think or dream, does or doesn’t, how they react
⭐️What is the theme?
The theme is the Controlling idea or central inside. It is the authors meaning a main idea he’s trying to convey.
What is the point of view?
The point of view is the angle from which the story is told (1st and 3rd person)
What is the conflict?
The conflict is what move the plot forward
What are the 5 types of conflict?
Man vs man
Man vs society
Man vs nature
Man vs himself
Man vs supernatural
Who is the antagonist in Charles?
Charles
Who is the antagonist in Priscilla and the wimps
Mighty monk
What is the foreshadowing in Charles?
It has foreshadow when his dad asked him the name of the student with bad behavior. Laurie had to think about it (which means he’s probably making it up)
Who is the protagonist in Charles?
Laurie
Who is the protagonist and Priscilla and the wimps
Priscilla
What is the surprise ending in Charles
The story of surprise ending because nobody was expecting Laurie to actually be Charles. The whole story Laurie was explaining Charles’s behaviour and it was actually his.
What is the theme in Priscilla and the wimps
The theme is bullying
What is the tone and Priscilla and the wimps
The tone is to accomplish a dark story in a serious topic but keeping it light and comical
Why does the author use alliteration for the names in Priscilla and the wimps
The use of the names is to be memorable and keep it light and not so dark. They’re supposed to also be entertaining and fun
What is alliteration in Charles
- told Charles to touch his toes
- with bibs and began wearing blue jeans with a belt 
What is alliteration in Priscilla and the wimps
- Klutter’s Kobras
- Mighty Monk
- five foot five
What is the allusion in Priscilla and the wimps
The biblical allusion in the story is referring to the garden of Eden. They refer to the serpent in the garden and say that it only is monk’s paradise
What is a simile and Priscilla and the wimps
- His neck popping like gunfire
What is a simile in Charles
- This Charles boy sounds like a bad influence
Personification in Charles
- Lunch is waiting
What is a metaphor in Priscilla and the wimps
- When the Kobras slithered by
Metaphor in Charles
He is awfully fresh
What is the climax in Priscilla and the wimps
When Priscilla and Monk started speaking in monk tries to grab Melvin
What is the resolution in Priscilla and the wimps
Fate
Falling action in Priscilla and the wimps
When Priscilla Pushed and headlocked monk and put him into the locker. Then they left
What is the crisis point in Priscilla and the wimps
The moment the gang member goes after Melvin and Priscilla decides to step in
Why did Laurie create Charles
Laurie created Charles because he wanted attention because he wasn’t getting as much as his baby sister, he also likes the attention from the students at school and when he told his parents about the problem they didn’t seem to address it so he kept doing it thinking it was great.
