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Elements of a short story, Revigliono + Rosa Rivarola + Posse Molina +…
Elements of a short story
Plot
The author arranges events to develop the basic idea
Climax
Turning point of the story
Main character receives new information
Main character accepts new information
Main character acts on this new information
Falling action
Events and complications start to fall into place
Rising action
The conflict appears and its essential to the plot
Internal
Struggle within one's self
Character vs self
Struggles with own soul, physical limitations
External
Struggle with a force outside of one's self
Character vs nature
Struggles against weather, animals
Character vs society
Struggles agains ideas or practices of others
Character vs character
Struggles against other people
Resolution
Final outcome of events in the story
Exposition
Characters, background and setting revealed
Setting
Social conditions
It is the daily life of the protagonists
Time
Historical period, time of the day, year. This is when the story is taking place
Mood or atmosphere
It is the feeling thait is created at the beggining of the story
Place
The place is the geographical location. This is where the action is taking place
Weather conditions
It is the climate of the story. It could be rainy, sunny, etc.
Characters
A person in a fictional story
Protagonist
Clear center of story; all major events are important to this character
Antagonist
Opposition or "enemy" of main character
Qualities of a person
What others say about him/her and how others react to him/her
What he/she says, thinks, feels, dreams and what he/she does or doesn't do
His/her physical appearence
Can be...
Flat - One dimensional charachter
Dynamic - Character who does go through change and "grows" during a story
Static - Character does not go through a change
Point of view
Second person
Story told by a narrator who adresses or some other assumed.
First person
It is the story told by the protagonists or a character that interacts closely with the protagonist. The speaker uses "I", "Me", "We".
Third person
Story told by a narrator that sees all of the action
Limited
Point of view funnels all actions through the eyes of a single character, readers see what the narrator sees
Omniscient
The narrator sees and know everything, and can move from one character mind to another
Innocent eye Narrator
Story told through child's eyes; narrator judgment is different from that of an adult
Stream of Consciousness
Story told so readers solely experience a character's throughts and reactions
Theme
Central mensaje, "Moral of the story" and unerlaining meaning of a fictional piece
Story's title usually emphaises what the author is saying
Farious gigures of speech may be utilized to highlight the theme
Examples
Believe in yourself
People are afraid of change
Love is blind
Dont judge a book by its cover
Things are not always as yhey appear to be
Revigliono + Rosa Rivarola + Posse Molina + Gonzalez Capdevila