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Short Story Elements

Short Story Elements. A brief, imaginative narrative containing few characters, simple plot, conflict, and suspense, which leads to a climax and a swift conclusion. Can be read in one sitting. What is a short story?. PLOT SETTING CHARACTER THEME. THE 4 ELEMENTS OF THE SHORT STORY.

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Short Story Elements

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  1. Short Story Elements

  2. A brief, imaginative narrative containing few characters, simple plot, conflict, and suspense, which leads to a climax and a swift conclusion. • Can be read in one sitting. What is a short story?

  3. PLOT • SETTING • CHARACTER • THEME THE 4 ELEMENTS OF THE SHORT STORY

  4. The chain of events in a story consists of 6 main ingredients: • Introduction/Exposition • Inciting incident • Rising action • Climax • Falling Action • Resolution #1. PLOT

  5. An excellent way to map out a story’s plot: PLOT GRAPH

  6. Introduces the reader to: • Setting • Basic situation • Characters involved • Narrative Hook: question or statement that grabs the reader’s attention Introduction

  7. The first major action in the story that sets the story in motion (gets the ball rolling). Inciting Incident

  8. Incidents which carry the plot along often include the following: • Foreshadowing • Flashback • Conflict • Suspense Rising Action

  9. A technique for hinting at events that may occur later in the plot. FORESHADOWING

  10. FLASHBACK • The insertion of an earlier event into the time order of a narrative.

  11. Prevents the main character from getting what he or she wants. • The plot is driven by climax and it is THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE STORY. • There are two types of conflicts: Internal and External Conflict

  12. Internal Conflict PERSON VS. SELF

  13. External ConflictPERSON VS. PERSON

  14. External ConflictPERSON VS. SOCIETY

  15. External ConflictPERSON VS.THE ENVIRONMENT

  16. External ConflictPERSON VS. FATE

  17. External ConflictPERSON VS. TECHNOLOGY

  18. External ConflictPERSON VS. THE SUPERNATURAL

  19. SUSPENSE • The feeling of excitement and curiosity that keeps the reader turning the pages; created by making the readers wonder how the conflict will be resolved.

  20. CLIMAX • The highest point of interest in the story when the character(s) solves his/her struggles. • Usually the point of highest emotion. • The climax can be SUBJECTIVE (there may be different answers, so you must prove your choice).

  21. The character completes the action of his/her decision FALLING ACTION

  22. The final workings of a story’s conflict. • All of the loose ends are tied up (usually). • Narrative Twist: a surprise ending THE RESOLUTION

  23. #2. SETTING • The time (time of day, season, present, past, future) and the location (country, planet, town, buildings, PLUS a description of the surroundings) where the action occurs. • Helps to create the mood and atmosphere of the text.

  24. The feeling that the setting evokes (i.e. mysterious, happy, eerie). ATMOSPHERE

  25. The author’s emotional attitude toward the subject matter (i.e. excitement, nostalgia). • NOT the mood of the characters. MOOD

  26. #3. CHARACTER(s) • Any personalities who are involved in the plot of the story (people, animals, fantasy characters). • Usually less than 6 in a short story.

  27. PROTAGONIST • Usually the “good guy” or hero in the story. • The main character that we follow. • The character that strives to solve the conflict.

  28. ANTAGONIST • The “bad guy” or villain in the story. • Usually creates conflict for the main character.

  29. Other characters who are necessary to moving the plot along, but maynot be involved with the central conflict. SECONDARY CHARACTERS

  30. Physical and personality characteristics that are revealed through: • What the character does. • What the character says. • What other characters say or do about the character. • What the author states directly. • What the author infers. CHARACTER TRAITS

  31. The central idea about life that the story highlights; THE MAIN IDEA (universal truths); the message the author is conveying. • Determine the specific conflict. • Decide what side of the conflict the story represents. • How is the conflict resolved? Who wins? Who loses? #4. THEME

  32. Theme is NOT the moral of the story • Theme is NOT plot • Theme IS the general subject matter of a work of art • Theme may contain a message THEME

  33. 1) Red Riding Hood is about how you shouldn’t trust strangers. 2) Stars Wars is a movie about Luke Skywalker. 3) Apocalypse Now is about the insanity of war. 4) This painting is about loneliness. 5) That story is about two guys who steal a car. 6) Romeo and Juliet is about love. 7) Romeo and Juliet is about two families fighting. 8) I saw a movie last night about survival. 9) Hansel and Gretel is about two children. 10) Cinderella is about poetic justice. THEME OR NOT A THEME?

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