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Elements of a short story - Coggle Diagram
Elements of a short story
Plot
How the author arranges events to develop the basic idea: it is the sequence of events in a story or play.
Exposition
Beggining of the story; characters, background and setting revealed
Rising Action
Events in the story become complicated; the conflict is revealed.
Conflict
Internal
Character vs Self
External
Character vs Character
Character vs Nature
Character vs Society
Climax
Turning point of the story.
Main character receives new information.
Main chacater accepts this information.
Main character acts on this information
Falling Action
Resolution begins; events and complications start to fall into place
Resolution
Final outcomes of events in the story
Setting
The setting of a story can be described as the time and place of the narrative. The setting can help to create a mood and atmosphere for the story, and it can also help to establish the tone of the narrative
Place
Location of the story
Time
The time when the story is happening
Wheather conditions
Social conditions
How it is deivided the social classes
Daily life of the character
Mood or atmosphere
The feeling
Characters
Characters can be:
Flat → one dimensional
Dynamic →grows during story
Round → fully developed characters
Static → no change
Characteristics of a character can be revealed through:
What he does
What others think of
Physical appearance
People in work fiction can be:
Foil character(secondary character)
Antagonist
Protagonist
Stereotyped or stock character(recognized by stereotype)
Points of view
first person
protagonist
second person
addressing directly the reader as YOU
third person
speaks totally outside
limited
knows what happens - superficial
omniscient
knows everything
innocent eye or naive
through child eye
stream of consciousness
solely experiences character’s thought and reactions
Theme
The theme of this story is “moral of the story”
Story´s title usually emphasizes what the author is saying.
Various figures of speech may be utilized to highlight the theme.
Examples of common themes
Love is blind
Believe in yourself