THE ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY

SETTING

• Where and when the story takes place..
• Helps keep organization and flow in the story..
• Can play a major role in setting the tone of the story..
• Example: " Hunters in the Snow" takes place in the mountains.

PLOT

• How a stories events are arranged.
• Includes the most important events and turns in a story.
• "Blueprints" of a story.
• Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.

CONFLICT

• Man vs man
• Man vs nature
• Man vs himself
• Man vs Society

POINT OF VIEW

• The perception of how the story is told.
• How the author wants the reader to view the story.
• First person, second person, third person
• Innocent eye, omniscient, limited omniscient
• Objective, and stream of consciousness.

CHARACTER

• The people or objects the story gives life to.
• Protagonist- the main character, the story revolves around
• Antagonist- the character who opposes the protagonist
• Round- a character who changes throughout the story
• Flat- a simple character who is not very well depicted

THEME

• The lesson
• What the author is saying
• The moral of the story
• How the reader interprets the story.
• The theme of "Barn Burning" could be loyalty

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