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Short Story Elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Series of related events that are centered around a conflict. | PLOT |
| Struggle between opposing forces | CONFLICT |
| Conflict between a character and an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate. | EXTERNAL CONFLICT |
| Conflict that takes place within the mind of a character. | INTERNAL CONFLICT |
| The time and place of the story’s action. | SETTING |
| The actors in the story’s plot. | CHARACTERS |
| The main character. | PROTAGONIST |
| Is in conflict with the main character. | ANTAGONIST |
| Character that does not change. | STATIC |
| Character that changes in important ways as a result of the story’s action. | DYNAMIC |
| Characters that have only 1 or 2 personality traits. | FLAT |
| Complex; have many different traits. | ROUND |
| The relationship of the narrator to the story. | POINT OF VIEW |
| The narrator is a character in the story. | 1st PERSON |
| Narrator reveals the thoughtS of only one character. | 3rd PERSON LIMITED |
| Narrator reveals the thoughts of all the characters. | 3rd PERSON OMNISCIENT |
| Central idea or message of a story | THEME |
| Theme that is directly presented in a story. | STATED THEME |
| Theme that must be inferred by considering all the elements of a story. | IMPLIED THEME |