ELEMENTS OF A

SHORT STORY
Presented by: Angeles, Marivel
Cabuga, Maricel O.
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify Demonstrate
Define
elements of a mastery of
elements of a
short story short story
short story elements
WHAT IS A SHORT
STORY
• Is a narrative that has a fully
developed theme but is shorter than
an elaborate novel.
• It also deals with a few character
• It can be read in one sitting
 EXAMPLE OF A SHORT
STORY
ANG KALUPI THE NECKLACE
ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY
1. Character
2. Setting
3. Plot
4. Conflict
5. Theme
#1. CHARACTER
Is a person , in some
stories, an animal , who
takes part in action of
the story or other
literary work
 6 TYPES OF CHARACTER
Protagonist
It is considered as the main character
and is the most important character.

Antagonist
It is the character that
challenges the main character
Static
• Is the character who do not change
• Is constantly bad or good from the
beginning up to the end

Dynamic
• Is the character who change
• Transform from being good
to bad/bad to good
Round
• Is the character that is hard to
described & predict
• has many qualities & emotions

Flat
• Is the character who is easy
to described & predict
• Possesses & display
#2. SETTING
• Is the place and the time
when the story happens.
• It can be based in real
life or based in the
author's imagination.
 PLACE TIME
• at church • last January
• at the market • by winter
• at the bridge • last new year
• near the hospital • during summer
• in the forest • on Christmas day
• on his birthday
• by the beach
 #3. PLOT
It is the series of events and
character's actions that lead to the
highest point of interest in a short
story.
 5 parts of plot
This is the part where the
This is when
author introduces the and where the
characters, identities,
where the story is conflict

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happening and establishes
begins

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the main conflict

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EXPOSITION
 This is the part in the story when an important decisions are
CLIMAX
made of important things are discovered.

It is the part where

the story's
problems begin to
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resolve.
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It is the part of where

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the problem or
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conflict is completely
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resolved.

RESOLUTION
 #4. CONFLICT
• It is the problem which the
main characters need to solve
• can be categorized into 2
which are INTERNAL and
EXTERNAL
 2 CATEGORIES OF CONFLICT
INTERNAL CONFLICT
• the characters problem is caused by his own
limitations & weaknesses
MAN VS. HIMSELF
• a person is struggling because of himself
Ex. Andrew can't forgive
himself from his own past
mistakes.
EXTERNAL CONFLICT
• the characters problem is caused by the
people or things around him.
MAN VS. MAN
• A character is struggling because of
other characters decision or action
Ex. Andrew was forbidden by
his parents to go to school.
MAN VS. SOCIETY
• A character is struggling because of
the beliefs and rules of the society.

Ex. Andrew was punished to sing

lupang hinirang because he did
not use the pedestrian lane in
crossing the street
#5.THEME
• is a story all about
• can be expressed in one word
like "love", "friendship", and
"solitude".
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