Elements of Short Stories

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Elements of Short Stories Narratives

Setting Place: Geographic location (where) Time: Year, season, event (when) Weather Conditions Social Conditions: daily life (ex. Rich/poor, home/school, city/country) Mood or atmosphere: What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening?

Character Protagonist: main character/ hero Antagonist: opposing force Characterization Appearance Personality How others feel/react to him/her

Plot Climax Rising Action Falling Action Resolution Exposition

Conflict Human vs. Human (physical) Human vs. Nature(outside human control) Human vs. Society (ideas, beliefs, customs) Human vs. Self (psychological)

Theme Definition: a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc. (moral) Video Examples: love is blind, believe in yourself, don’t judge a book by its cover