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What are the 5 elements of a short story?
Setting, character, conflict, plot, and theme.
What is setting
When and where a story happens, helps in creating the atmosphere of the story.
What is Character
Is the person or animal that portrays in the story.
What are the 6 types of characters?
Protagonist, antagonist, static, Dynamic round, and flat.
protagonist
The good character
antagonist
Is the bad character
static
Character who does not change
dynamic
Character who changes
Round
Character who is hard to describe and predict. Has many qualities.
Flat
Character who is easy to describe and predict. Has few qualities.
conflict
Problem which main characters need to solve, can be divided into internal and external conflict.
What are the different types of conflict?
Internal: Man Vs Himself, External: Man vs Man, Man Vs Nature, Man Vs Society
Man Vs Himself
A person is struggling because of himself.
Man Vs Man
A character is struggling because of other character’s decision or action.
Man Vs Nature
A character is struggling because of unexpected event in the environment.
Man Vs Society
A character is struggling because of the beliefs and rules of the society.
What is plot
The list and sequence of events in the story.
The 5 parts of plot are
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Exposition
Introduces the characters, setting, and conflict.
Rising action
Part when protagonist faces crisis
Climax
The most interesting and breathtaking point of the story
Falling action
Happens after the climax, reveals the consequences.
Resolution
Tells what happens to the characters after the problem or conflict is being resolved.
Theme
Is what a story is all about, the central idea or main message the author wants his readers to understand.
