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Basic Elements of A Short Story

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BASIC ELEMENTS

OF A SHORT
STORY
1.Character
2.Setting
3.Plot
4.Conflict
5.Theme
6.Point of View

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CHARACTER
is a person, in some stories an
animal,
who takes part in the action of
the story or other literary work.
The way an author
​
develops the character in a story
is very important in making the
story appeal to
the readers. It is said that the
heart of the story are the
characters
MOST
IMPORTANT
CHARACTERS
Protagonist
Antagonist

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PROTAGONIST
-Considered as the main character or most important
of all the characters.

-It is the character who learns something or undergoes


some changes throughout the course of the story.

-Some stories depict the protagonist as the hero of the


story, while in other stories the protagonist is not
considered a hero as he has done nothing heroic.

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ANTAGONIST​

-is the character that challenges the main


character.

-It has no concern for the well-being of the main


character.

-The antagonist may be a person, the nature, the


society, or any intangible matter that contends
with or creates a problem for the protagonist

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SETTING
-Theplace (locale) and time (period )when the story
happens is called the setting.

-The setting may be based on real place and real time or it


may also be based on the author’s imagination.

-When analyzing the setting of the story, consider where


the action is taking place. Most authors use descriptive
words to describe the landscape, scenery, buildings, season,
or weather to provide a strong sense of setting which will
help the reader visualize the story and connect to the story’s
plot.

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PLOT
-A plot is the actual story. It is what the
story is all about.

-It is also the series of events and


characters’ actions that lead to the
highest point of interest in a short story.

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DIFFERENT PARTS OF A STORY’S
STRUCTURE​
• Exposition-This is the beginning of the story. This is where the author introduces the
characters, identifies where the story is happening, and establishes the main
conflict
• Rising Action–This event occurs as you begin to move throughout the story. This is
where conflicts start to build
• Climax– It is the most exciting part of a short story. This is the part in the story when
important decisions are made or important things are discovered
• Falling Action-This point occurs after the climax as the problems in the story start to
work themselves out. The excitement becomes less and less as the conflict is
resolved
• Resolution-This is the solution to the problem in a story. The solution may not be
what you hoped for but as long as it fits the story in tone and theme, the conflict has
been resolved.
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CONFLICT​

-Every story needs to have a problem and this problem is


called conflict.

-The main character, also called the protagonist, needs to


have someone or something to challenge him. Without
conflict, the story will not go anywhere and will not be very
interesting to the readers.

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FOUR TYPES OF CONFLICT​

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THEME

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POINT OF VIEW

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TYPES OF POINT OF VIEW IN A
SHORT STORY:

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