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Elements of a Short Story
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- 1—POINT OF VIEW
The perspective of angle from which an author tells a story. The Point of View affects what the reader knows about the characters and actions in the story. - 2—CONFLICT
The main struggle or the many struggles a character faces; without conflict, there is no story.
- 3—PLOT
The story line or actions and events in a story.
- 4—CHARACTERS
The individuals in a work of fiction. Characters can be well-developed or they can be minor characters about whom we know only one or two characteristics.
- 5—SETTING
The location and time in which a story takes place. Sometimes, it is simply the backdrop of the story; but sometimes it functions as a character, influencing the meaning and mood of a story.
- 6—THEME
The meaning of the work or the life lesson that readers should learn as a result of reading the story.
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- A brief review of the elements of a story.
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