ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY

ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY

CHARACTERS

ANTAGONISTPROTAGONIST

The protagonist is the “good guy””

The antagonist is the “bad guy” or force

The time and place of the story is the setting

Great stories have a conflict

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Himself

"Man vs Nature" conflict is an external struggle positioning the hero against an animal or a force of nature, such as a storm or tornado or snow.

Where man stands against a man-made institution (such as slavery or bullying), "man against man" conflict may shade into "man against society".

This is a conflict that is usually associated with an external conflict. A character must overcome his own nature or make a choice between two or more paths - good and evil; logic and emotion.

Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story.

Exposition - The part of the plot that tells how the story begins.

provides the background information needed to properly understand the story, such as the problem in the beginning of the story, characters, and setting.

Rising Action - The action in the story leading up to the climax.

Climax - The point of crisis in the plot. It may be the reader’s point of highest interest.

Falling action - The action in the story after the climax is revealed.

Resolution/Denoument - The part of the plot that reveals the final outcome

What to include in LRAR

Figurative Language

Themes/Lesson

Personal Reaction

Language Growth (vocabulary)

Quotable Quotes

Women want love to be a novel, men a short story. ~Daphne du Maurier

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