1. Short Stories
Structure

2. Rising Tension Graph Short stories often rely upon rising
tension to maintain reader interest
Climax
Resolution
Rising Tension
Orientation
Rising Tension Graph

3. Short Story Structure
Short stories tend to follow a simple structure. The ORIENTATION gives us the time and place of the setting, the main characters and the main idea of the story.

4. Short Story Structure
COMPLICATIONS or events happen to move the plot towards the ending, creating tension or interest as they do so.

5. Short Story Structure
The CLIMAX of the story is where the main action is concluded. The RESOLUTION is the events after the climax, which may include a surprise or twist.