Name: _____________________ Section: ___________

Date: _____________________ Mrs. Jennifer M. Oestar

CREATIVE WRITING
QUIZ 3: Elements of Short Story
TEST I. IDENTIFYING TERMS
Suspense Conflict Structure Exposition Plot Setting Crisis Rising Action
Introduction Falling Action Denouement Climax Linear Plot Non Liner Plot
Episodic Plot External Conflict Internal Conflict Man Vs Man Man Vs Himself Man
Vs Circumstance
Man Vs Society Character Antagonist Protagonist Tone Narrator Theme
Symbol Motif
Typography

__________________A significant turning point in the story that determines how it must end.
__________________The way that the writer arranges the plot of a story.
___________________ It can be an element or idea that repeats throughout that piece of literature.
A motif could be expressed by a collection of related symbols.
__________________The tension that the author uses to create a feeling of discomfort about the
unknown
__________________The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed.
__________________ This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in
the story is revealed (events between the introduction and climax).
__________________This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story. The
reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not?
__________________begins at point A, progresses through events which build towards a climax, and
then finally reaching point B. This type of linear plot is also referred to as the Aristotlean plot
structure. It can usually be represented by drawing an arc. There are other types of linear plots,
such as one that can be represented by drawing a sine and cosine curve together. The general
advantage of a linear plot is you know (most of the time) where to go next, as well as you know
it's going to have a beginning and an ending.
__________________ It typically presents the audience with multiple paths from point A to point B.
A common misconception about Non-linear narratives is that none contain any point A or B
whatsoever. In reality, many non-linear narratives merely have a multi-branch story arch. In
other words, it pre-determines all of the ends but does not specify any of the means.
__________________It is made up of a series of chapters or stories linked together by the same
character, place, or theme but held apart by their individual plot, purpose, and subtext. In fact,
the chapters or stories could be shuffled around and placed in a different order if desired
because there is no overall beginning, middle, and end to the book or story as a whole.
__________________ It is the opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes the
plot move.
__________________A struggle within one's self; a person must make some decision, overcome
pain, quiet their temper, resist an urge, etc.
__________________The leading character struggles with his physical strength against other men,
forces of nature, or animals.
__________________The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows
what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not (events between climax and
denouement).
__________________A character or force that opposes the protagonist.
__________________1. The time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting. For
some stories the setting is very important, while for others it is not.
__________________ It how the author arranges events to develop his basic idea; It is the sequence
of events in a story or play.
__________________The leading character struggles against ideas, practices, or customs of other
people.

__________________ A representation of a person, place, or thing performing traditionally human

activities or functions in a work of fiction
__________________When the writer clues the reader in to something that will eventually occur in
the story; it may be explicit (obvious) or implied (disguised).
__________________ is the information the author gives the reader about the characters
themselves. The author may reveal a character in several ways:
__________________or p.o.v., is defined as the angle from which the story is told.
_________________This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.
__________________The leading character struggles against fate, or the circumstances of life facing
him/her.
__________________The character the story revolves around.
__________________The person telling the story who may or may not be a character in the story.
__________________ in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an
audience.
___________________May be the author's thoughts about a topic or view of human nature.
1 ___________________It is anything that represents another thing.
___________________It is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible,
readable, andappealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces,
point size, line length, line-spacing (leading), letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space
within letters pairs (kerning).

TEST II. ENUMERATION

1-5. Five Essential Parts of Plot
6-7. Two Types of Conflict
8-10. Kinds of Plot Development
11-14. Four Kinds of Point of View