Short Story Elements Crossword

the actors in a story’s plot.
the sequence of events in a story
the relationship of the narrator to the story
central idea or message of a story
the time and place of the story’s actions
struggle between opposing forces
the storyteller
person/thing in conflict with the main character
must be inferred by considering all the elements of a story and asking what message about life is conveyed
the narrator is a character in the story, referred to as “I”
third person narrator who knows everything
Between a character and an outside force
the feeling or atmosphere that an author creates
takes place within the mind of a character
third person narrator who reveals the thoughts of only one character
theme that is directly presented in the story
the main character
. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words
the writer indicates something opposite to that which is stated
comparison using like or as
comparison of two different things
an exaggeration
"sound" words
human characteristics of things that are not human