Elements of Short Stories

ATMOSPHERE
BEHAVIOR
CHARACTER
CLIMAX
CONFLICT
CONSEQUENCES
DYNAMIC
EXPECTATIONS
EXPOSITION
FALLINGACTION
FIGURATIVELANGUAGE
FIRSTPERSON
FLAT
LIMITEDOMNISCIENT
METAPHOR
MOOD
MOTIVATION
OBJECTIVE
OMNISCIENT
PERSONIFICATION
PLOT
POINTOFVIEW
RESOLUTION
RESPONSIBILITY
RISINGACTION
ROUND
SETTING
SIMILE
STATIC
THEME

Developing a basic understanding of the elements of short stories, literary devices, and a familiarity with different types of writing in general is information that is essential to build a foundation of knowledge. Using words that we have discussed in class, complete this cross word puzzle. Then pick five words used in the puzzle that you are unsure about and write out the definition to the best of your ability.

Try to find all 30 words on this board.

G T J X G T D D T R N J A K W V N U Z Z
N C L L R D O E O D M H S A G Q B I Z C
I I E I L O H M L Y M X H D Y N A M I C
T L X G M R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y A
T F P T A I E I T I U T P E B N U H U O
E N E O T U T S B A G Q R H Q O N W G A
S O C Y M T G E O D T H P A M I O E V A
E C T O O M I N D L N I S V K T I I B N
C L A A S D V D A O U U C I N C T V Q O
N I T N P Y S W R L M T O O M A A F X I
E M I H H K G S Z E E N I R F G V O Y T
U A O F E T K G T X L V I O N N I T T C
Q X N F R H V A P U T I I S N I T N N A
E V S C E C P O O R A Z M T C S O I E G
S D W N L H S M J K L O S I A I M O M N
N G U N O I T A C I F I N O S R E P E I
O K K R T C H A R A C T E R C Z U N H L
C C X I K E B J P G M Z N I R M Y G T L
B B O B J E C T I V E D P X K B V C I A
S N C H P I R G A N O S R E P T S R I F
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Answer Key for Elements of Short Stories

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1G T # # # # # D T # # # # # # # # # # #
2N C L # # # O # O # # # # # # # # # # #
3I I E I # O # # L # # # # D Y N A M I C
4T L X G M R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y #
5T F P # A I E # T # # # # E # N # # # #
6E N E # T U T S # A # # # H # O N W # #
7S O C # M # G E O D T # # A # I O E # #
8E C T # O # # N D L N I # V # T I I # N
9C L A # S # # # A O U U C I # C T V # O
10N I T # P # # # # L M T O O # A A F # I
11E M I # H # # # # E E N I R # G V O # T
12U A O # E # # # T X L V I O # N I T # C
13Q X N # R # # A P # T I I S N I T N # A
14E # S # E # P O # # A # M T C S O I E G
15S # # # # H S # # # L # # I A I M O M N
16N # # N O I T A C I F I N O S R E P E I
17O # # R T C H A R A C T E R # # U N H L
18C # # I # # # # # # # # # # # # # G T L
19# # O B J E C T I V E # # # # # # # I A
20# N # # # # # # # N O S R E P T S R I F
Word X Y Direction
ATMOSPHERE  55s
BEHAVIOR  144s
CHARACTER  617e
CLIMAX  28s
CONFLICT  28n
CONSEQUENCES  118n
DYNAMIC  143e
EXPECTATIONS  33s
EXPOSITION  1111sw
FALLINGACTION  2020n
FIGURATIVELANGUAGE  1111nw
FIRSTPERSON  2020w
FLAT  1116n
LIMITEDOMNISCIENT  32se
METAPHOR  1110sw
MOOD  54ne
MOTIVATION  1715n
OBJECTIVE  319e
OMNISCIENT  109se
PERSONIFICATION  1716w
PLOT  94n
POINTOFVIEW  1816n
RESOLUTION  64se
RESPONSIBILITY  64e
RISINGACTION  1616n
ROUND  1411nw
SETTING  17n
SIMILE  1516nw
STATIC  84se
THEME  1918n