This document defines and discusses the key elements of a short story, including plot, character, symbol, and point of view. It explains that a short story has a single plotline with one dominant character that goes through exposition, conflict, climax, and conclusion. A short story also has a central theme and may use symbols. It aims to concisely teach about the basic components and structure of short fiction.

1. Philippine
Literatur
e Grade 7
Gabriel Supang

2. The Wedding
Dance
by
Amador T
Daguio

3. Short Story
it is a short Literary
composition with one plot,
one pre dominant character
and setting.

4. Elements of Short Story
1. PLOT
the sequence of related events that
make up a story or drama.
Parts of the Plot:
Exposition
gives background information on such
things as character and setting

5. Conflict
consists of series of complication or
problems
Climax
the point of highest interest of dramatic
intensity
Conclusion or the denouement
the final outcome of the story.
Theme
The central insight that the work gives us about
life

6. 2. Character
the person in a play or a story,
sometimes an animal or an inanimate object
3. Symbol
an abject or a phrase that stands for, or
represents an idea, belief, superstition, social
or political institution
4. Point of view
a term used to describe the way the
actions in a story are reported to reader.