What features do short stories have that other genres do not have/cannot use as effectively?

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What features do short stories have that other genres do not have/cannot use as effectively?

2007-04-10 15:16:38 · 3 answers · asked by eireland 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors

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- Quickly developing plot
- Limited building/background/development of a character

2007-04-10 15:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Other features are stories with surprise endings (see O. Henry) or stories with puns as the end (see Isaac Asimov).

2007-04-10 16:07:46 · answer #2 · answered by kt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

they cram as much info as they can into a small amount of space, but still make it sound good and not cramped, not making the plot go to fast or too slow.

2007-04-10 15:22:42 · answer #3 · answered by Vi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋