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The Structure of a Short Story

Diana Hernández Burgos 7 questions

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  1. 1What are the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence?
    1. ATheme
    2. BPlot
    3. CSetting
    4. DConflict
  2. 2In works of narrative (especially fictional), what is the literary element that includes the historical moment in time and geographic location in which a story takes place, and helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story?
    1. APoint of View
    2. BSymbol
    3. CSetting
    4. DTheme
  3. 3What is the underlying message or "big idea" in a story? In other words, what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem? This belief, or idea, transcends cultural barriers. It is usually universal in nature.
    1. ATheme
    2. BCharacter
    3. CSymbol
    4. DPlot
  4. 4What can be defined as any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work? There are many types that exist in literature, each with its own development and function.
    1. APlot
    2. BPoint of View
    3. CSymbol
    4. DCharacter
  5. 5In literature is defined as any struggle between opposing forces. Usually, the main character struggles against some other force. This type of conflict is what drives each and every story. Without it, the story would have no point or purpose
    1. AConflict
    2. BSetting
    3. CSymbol
    4. DCharacter
  6. 6What is anything that stands for, or represents, something else? In a story, a character, an action, an object, or an animal can be it. Often, they stand for something abstract, like a force of nature, a condition of the world, or an idea.
    1. APlot
    2. BCharacter
    3. CSymbol
    4. DTheme
  7. 7What is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, essay etc.
    1. ACharacter
    2. BPoint of View
    3. CSymbol
    4. DSetting

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