1. Short Stories
Don’t let them scare you!

2. Elements of Short Stories
Part 1
Elements of Short Stories

3. Plot Elements A = EXPOSITION B = INITIAL INCIDENT C = RISING ACTION
D = CLIMAX
E= FALLING ACTION
F= DENOUEMENT

4. Plot A = EXPOSITION: Background on characters, situation, and setting
B = INITIAL INCIDENT: sparks the action
C = RISING ACTION: events that intensify the conflict
D = CLIMAX: highest point of the story tension
E= FALLING ACTION: events following the climax
F= DENOUEMENT: resolution; remaining issues resolved; conclusion, insights revealed by the narrator

5. Setting Elements Where When Note:
If you can’t identify a definite setting,
the author wanted it to apply
to all people in all cultures.

6. Elements
Characters
Major/Minor
Round/Flat
Static/Dynamic

7. Characters
Major: most important to plot Minor: add extra interest Round: shows many different traits Flat: shows only one trait Static: does not change Dynamic: changes during the story

8. Dialogue Elements Conversations among characters Note
Dialect: a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Idiomatic expressions: means something different from the actual words

9. Point of View Elements First person
(narrator is a character in the story)
Third person
(narrator is not a character in the story)

10. Elements
Theme
Underlying meaning
or message of the story