1. Elements of a Short story

2. Plot
Plot- Sequence of events that tie the beginning of the story to the end of the story
Develops in 5 stages
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution

3. Plot
Exposition – introduces the story’s characters, setting and conflict
Rising action – occurs as complications, twists, or intensification in the conflict occurs
Climax- the story’s most dramatic moment
Falling action – the logical result of the climax
Resolution – presents the final outcome of the story

4. Conflict
Conflict – The struggle between 2 or more forces that must be resolved by the end of the narrative(story)
External Conflict – Between a character and an outside force, such as another character, nature, society or fate
Internal Conflict – Takes place within the mind of the character

5. Setting Setting – a story’s time and place
Can contain absolutes (descriptions of places) or abstractions (ideas, customs, and values of a society or a place
Description – Used to create an image of a place. Helps readers to see, hear, smell taste or feel the person place or thing the writer is describing

6. Characters
Characters – The people, animals and other individuals in a story

7. Characters are people or animals that take part in the story
*Main character: the most important character
*Minor character: less important, pose problems or give opinions to main character
Characters:
*Characterization: ways of showing what a character is like (appearance, dialogue, age, occupation, religion, gender, relationships, opinions, etc.)
*Character development: the change in a character from beginning to end
*Dialogue: verbal and nonverbal communication between characters

8. *Protagonist: the hero faced with a conflict, usually the main character
YEAH!!!!
Characters:
*Antagonist: the villain, creates conflict for the main character
BOO!
HISS!

9. Theme:
The central idea which reveals aspects of human nature
Tone:
The attitude an author takes toward his or her subject
The feelings or emotions the reader gets while reading
Mood:

10. Theme Theme – The main idea or message
Stated Theme- Is expressed directly (through words)
Implied Theme – Is revealed through setting , point of view, and the action of the characters

11. Point of View Narrator- the person who tells the story
First person point of view – The narrator is a character in the story
Third person point of view – The narrator is outside the story and uses “he” or “she” to tell the story
Omniscient – When the narrator knows how characters feel, think, and what they are going to do

12. Voice
Voice – the distinctive use of language that conveys the author’s or narrator’s personality
Dialect – Variation of a language spoken by a group of people
Dialogue – Conversation between characters
Diction – A writer’s choice of words

13. Irony
Verbal Irony: Character says one thing but means another; sarcasm
Dramatic Irony: The audience knows something that the character does not
Situational Irony: The opposite of what is expected to happen