This document defines and explains the key elements of a short story, including: - Characters, protagonist, antagonist, and setting - Plot which includes exposition, conflict (external and internal), rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution - Point of view such as innocent eye, stream of consciousness, first person, and omniscient - Theme, which is the underlying meaning or main idea the author is trying to convey

1. Galang, Mary Rose L.
Tenorio, Cheenie Ann C.
BSEd 3-G

2. Elements
of
Short Story

3. What
is a
Short Story?

4. A work of
fictional
narrative prose
with few
characters,
limited setting,
and a single
major event.

5. What are
the
elements of short story?

6. Characters
can be defined as any person, animal, or figure
represented in a literary work.

7. TYPES
of
Character

8. Protagonist is the main
character in the story.

9. Antagonist is the
opposite of the main character.

10. Setting
The time and
location in which
a story takes
place.

11. Plot
The series of
events
which leads
to a point of
interest.

12. Parts of a Plot

13. Exposition
The beginning
of the story
where the
characters and
the setting is
revealed.

14. Conflict
is the
opposition of
forces which
ties one
incident to
another and
makes the plot
move.

15. Two types
of
Conflict

16. External
A struggle with a force
outside one's self.

17. Internal
A struggle within one's self; a
person must make decisions,
overcome pain, quiet their temper.

18. Rising Action
This is where the
events in the story
become
complicated and the
conflict in the story
is revealed.

19. Climax
This is the
highest point
of interest
and the
turning point
of the story.

20. Falling action
The events and
complications
begin to
resolve
themselves.

21. Denouement/
Resolution
This is the final
outcome or
untangling of
events in the
story.

22. Point of View
defined as the angle from which the
story is told.

23. Types
of
Point of View

24. Innocent Eye
The story is told
through the eyes
of a child (his/her
judgment being
different from
that of an adult).

25. Stream of Consciousness
The story is told
so the reader feels
as if they are
inside the head of
one character.

26. First Person
The story is
told by the
protagonist or
one of the
characters.

27. Omniscient
The author
can narrate the
story using the
omniscient
point of view.

28. Theme
It is the author's underlying meaning
or main idea that he is trying to
convey.

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