2006-08-27 07:58:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
character, setting, conflict, plot and theme.
character = is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.
setting = is the time and place in which it happens. Authors often use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons or weather to provide a strong sense of setting.
conflict = a struggle between two people or things in a short story. The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict.
On the other side, the main character may struggle against another important character, against the forces of nature, against society, or even against something inside himself or herself (feelings, emotions, illness).
plot = series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
theme = the central idea or belief in a short story.
2006-08-27 08:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by confused 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A short story is a relatively brief fictional narrative in prose.
It may range in length from the short-short story of 500 words up
to the "long short story" of 12,000 to 15,000 words.
It may be distinguished from the sketch and the tale in that it has a definite formal development, a firmness in construction.
It finds its unity in many things other than plot---although it often finds it there---in effect, theme, character, tone, mood, and style.
It may be distinguished from the novel in that it tends to reveal character through actions, the purpose of the story being accomplished when the reader comes to know what the true nature of a character is. The novel tends, on the other hand, to show character developing as a result of actions.
However natural and formless the short story may sometimes give the impression of being, a distinguishing characteristic of the genre is that it is consciously made and reveals itself to be the result of conscious, skilled work.
Furthermore, however slight the short story may appear, it consists of more than a mere record of an incident or an anecdote. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end; it possesses at least the rudiments of plot.
2006-08-27 08:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by snl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Plot, Antaginist (bad),Protaginist(good),Setting,Point of Veiw,Theme, Conflicts,Caracters, Thats all the Elements
2006-08-27 08:08:28 · answer #3 · answered by broadwaychix93 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
initiate with a synopsis.as an occasion:- a girl takes a custom from Chicago to New Orleans.on the practice she meets a guy who she famous out went to intense college together with her.he is going to flow to a pal from the comparable intense college who's on dying row in a N.O. penitentiary------ Then fill interior the gaps, why is the female going to N.O. What result does the tips the guy has imparted have on her ? is this a romance or a horror tale ? as quickly as you have your synopsis you are able to plan your tale.
2016-11-05 21:40:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's the basic assumptions or principles of a subject , of your story. In other words it's what the story envolve around.
2006-08-27 08:10:40 · answer #5 · answered by island1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with SNL and Confused, but would also suggest avoiding overuse of adjectives. Economy is important, i.e. that you use one word instead of three, and choose that word carefully.
Good luck.
2006-08-27 11:47:03 · answer #6 · answered by Specsy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are a "short story writer",why are you asking?
2006-08-27 08:04:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
plot, setting, characters, theme
2006-08-27 08:04:21 · answer #8 · answered by Moxie Crimefighter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what the main ideal in order
2006-08-27 08:04:30 · answer #9 · answered by nightman122554 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋