This document outlines the key elements and distinguishing features of short stories. It identifies the main elements as setting, characters, plot, conflict, and theme. It describes plot as a series of events involving characters and their actions to resolve a central conflict. A plot involves five elements: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Distinguishing features of short stories are their brevity, single focus on developing characters or plot, few characters with brief introductions, unexpected twists, and leaving the ending to the reader's imagination.

1. ELEMENTS AND DISTINGUISH
FEATURES OF SHORT STORIES

2. SHORT STORY
 it is a short work of fiction.
Fictionis prose writing
about imagined events and
characters.

3. ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES
1.Setting
 is the time and place in
which the short story
happens.

4. ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES
2. Characters
 it is a person (can also be
an animal) who takes part in
the action of a short story.

5. ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES
3. Plot
 it is series of events and
character actions that relate
to the central conflict.

6. FIVE MAIN ELEMENTS IN A PLOT
a. Exposition
 this is the beginning of the story.The characters and setting are
established and the conflict or main problem is introduced.
b. Rising action
 it occurs when series of events builds up to the conflict.
Excitement, tension, or crisis is encountered here.
c. Climax
 it is the main point of the plot.There is a turning point of the
story, which is meant to be the moment of the highest interest
and emotion.

7. FIVE MAIN ELEMENTS IN A PLOT
d. Falling action
 it occurs when events and complications begin to resolve.
The result of the actions of the main characters are put
forward.
e. Resolution
 it is the end of the story, which may occur with either
happy or a tragic ending. It is also known as conclusion.

8. ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES
4. Conflict
 it is the struggle
between two persons or
things in a short story.

9. ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES
5.Theme
 it is the central idea
or belief in a short
story.

10. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF SHORT
STORIES
1. Short stories are, of course, short and can usually be read at a single
sitting.
2. A short story has a single focus, either on developing characters or
complex plot including interesting subplots, or on elaborating the
setting or atmosphere.
3. Characters are few and introduction for each one is done briefly just to
explain his or her presence in the story.
4. In short story, there is often a surprise ending or unexpected twist at the
end.
5. Short stories usually end at or soon after the climax and will often leave
much to the reader’s imagination.