7. ”YOU’RE NOTHING BUT A
SECOND RATE, TRYING HARD
COPY CAT”
BITUING WALANG
NINGNING
8. ”YOU’RE NOTHING BUT A
SECOND RATE, TRYING HARD
COPY CAT”
BITUING WALANG
NINGNING
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11. Overview
A Short Story is similar to your dish. It needs
the best ingredients for you to enjoy its delectable taste.
Stories are made up of four important
elements:
Setting
Characters, Plot,
and Theme
Elements of a Short Story
13. Characters and
Characterization
The people, and in some
stories, the animals that take
part in the story.
The description of the personalities
of the characters in the story and
the way in which an author
reveals their personalities.
14. Two Identifications of
Characters
1. Protagonist –
the hero of the story
2. Antagonist –
the villain in the story who is
always opposing the
protagonist
15. Methods of Characterization
– speech, thoughts, feelin
gs,or actions of the
character
– speech, thoughts, feelin
gs,or actions of other
characters
Creating Believable Characters
• Indirect • Direct
– physical appearance
– the narrator’s
direct
comments
about a
character
16. Plot
• The chain of related events that
take place in a story.
• Built around conflict, which is
astruggle between opposing
forces.
17. Parts of Plot
• Exposition- is the beginning of the story
• Rising Action-The action in the story leading up to the
climax.
• Climax-the peak of the story, turning point
• Falling Action- where resolution begins; events and
complications start to fall into place. Events between
climax and denouement.
• Resolution-the final outcome of the story
