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Elements of a Short Story
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Mindmap about the elements of a short story.
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literature
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Elements of a Short Story
1. Setting
Time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting
Place
Time
Weather Conditions
Social Conditions
Atmosphere
2. Plot
It is how the author arranges events to develop his basic idea; it is the sequence of events in a story or play
Exposition
Inciting Force
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Denouement
Characteristics
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Dialogue
Suspense
3. Conflict
It is the opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes the plot move
External
A struggle with a force outside one's self.
Internal
A struggle within one's self; a person must make some decision, overcome pain, quiet their temper, resist an urge, etc.
Four Types of Sub-Conflict
Person vs. Person
Physical
Person vs. Circumstances
Classical
Person vs. Society
Social
Person vs. Himself / Herself
Psychological
4. Character
In order for a story to seem real to the reader its characters must seem real.
Characters Types
Protagonist
Round
Developing
Flat
Dynamic
Antagonist
Anti-hero
Archetype
Static
5. Point of View
Point of view is the position from which the narrator tells the story
Type
participant point of view
It is when the narrator is a character participating in the action of the story
nonparticipant point of view.
It is when the narrator is an observer and not a character
6. Theme
The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight
A theme can be expressed in one or two simple statements about human beings and/or life
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