Short Story

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ELEMENTS

OF
SHORT STORY
- work of fiction that usually revolves around
a few characters, a specific setting, and a
main idea. It has a beginning, middle and
SHORT STORY end. It's like a literary snack compared to a
full-course novel.

-note that there are five (5)


basic elements of the short story, and those
are Characters, Setting, Plot, Conflict, and
theme.
- the sequence of events in a story

PLOT
- It consists of five main elements:
EXPOSITION
1 2 RISING ACTION
Develops the central conflict and
Introduces characters, setting,
and basic situation. 5 builds tension.
RESOLUTION
Concludes the
story and
resolves the main
CLIMAX FALLING ACTION
conflict.
Turning point, the most intense
moment of the story. 3 4 Eases the tension and shows the
aftermath of the climax.
Characters are the individuals or entities
that drive the story

TYPES
OF
CHARACTERS
PROTAGONIST
There are different
types of characters:
1 Main character, often
the hero.

ANTAGONIST SUPPORTING CHARACTERS


Opposes the protagonist,
creating conflict. 2 3 Aid the protagonist or
contribute to the story in
various ways.
The setting is the
time and place in
which the story
TYPES OF occurs
SETTING
It impacts the plot and mood:
Where the
story
unfolds.

TIM PLACE ATHMOSPHERE

When the story The overall mood or


takes place. tone created by the
setting.
TYPES Conflict is the problem or
OF struggle
CONFLICT driving the story.
INTERNAL CONFLICT

A character's inner
struggle.

EXTERNAL CONFLICT
Struggle between a character
and an outside force.
TYPES
OF
CONFLICT Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature,
Man vs. Society, Man vs. Self
Common external
conflict types.

There are different


types:
TYPES
OF
THEME
Universal Expressed Subject vs. Theme
Distinguishing
Themes that relate to The way the theme is between what the
the human experience. conveyed through story is about
the plot and characters. (subject) and what
it conveys (theme).
END.

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