SHORT STORY ELEMENTS

1. POINT OF VIEW

1.1. The position of the narrator of the story and what the writter sees. Elements of a Short Story

1.2. -First person: Told by the protagonist

1.3. -Second person: Makes the reader a character in the story

1.4. -Third person: Tells the story using the pronouns (she, it, they. he)

2. CHARACTERIZATION

2.1. Imaginary people who appers to be real for the reader. Some types are the following. https://images.slideplayer.com/36/10548596/slides/slide_3.jpg

2.2. -Protagonist: The main character of the story -Antagonist: The evil character of the story

2.3. -Dynamic: Changes during the story

2.4. -Static: Stays the same in the story

2.5. -Anti-hero: Undesirable traits

3. THEME

3.1. It is the message which the writters wants to transmit in the story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_(narrative)

3.2. -Courage

3.3. -Fate

3.4. -Justice

3.5. -Peace

3.6. -Suspense

4. -Internal: Struggle in the characters mind -External: Between two characters or nature

5. -Person vs Nature: Struggle between characters and natural disasters

6. CONFLICT

6.1. It is a problem that needs to be solved in the story. There are different types of conflict. https://education.seattlepi.com/types-conflict-can-found-narrative-3739.html

6.2. -Person vs. Person: Between lovers, protagonist and antagonist

6.3. -Person vs Itself: Inner conflict

6.4. -Person vs Society: Problems between individuals, practices or customs of other people

6.5. -Person vs Supernatural: Struggle between paranormal events

6.6. -Person vs Technology: Problems between science and new inventions.

7. PLOT

7.1. Events throw the author is reveling what is happening on the story. https://literarydevices.net/plot/

7.2. -Exposition: The beggining of the story

7.3. -Conflict: Incident of great impact

7.4. -Climax: The most exciting part of the story

7.5. -Falling Action: The problems begin to resolve

7.6. -Resolution: End of the story

8. SETTING

8.1. Talks about the beggining of the story also tells the reader information about:

8.2. -When and Where the story takes place. For Example: May, 17th Century. https://literaryterms.net/setting/