ELEMENTS

OF SHORT
STORY
 SHORT STORY
brief fictional prose
narrative that is
shorter than a novel
and that usually
deals with only few
characters.
 ELEMENTS OF
SHORT STORY
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CHARACTER
A character is a
person, or sometimes
even an animal, who
takes part in the action
of a short story or
other literary work.
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for the types of
characters:
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SETTING
The setting of a short story is
the time and place in which it
happens. Authors often use
descriptions of landscape,
scenery, buildings, seasons or
weather to provide a strong
sense of setting.
CONFLICT
The conflict is a struggle
between two people or
things in a short story. The
main character is usually on
one side of the central
conflict.
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that discusses about
the types of conflict:
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PLOT
The plot relates to the
events that happen in
a story. It is the what
of the story.
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that discusses about
the parts of plot:
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THEME
The theme is the
central idea or belief
in a short story.
POINT OF VIEW
It is the narrative
perspective which
describes the position of
the narrator.
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that discusses about
the types of POV:
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TONE
VS
MOOD
Let's watch this video about the
difference between the two:
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=C3TZGZn5VwA