Short Story Basics

What is a short story?

• any story less than 500 words

• a brief work of non fiction

• a brief work of fiction

• any story that isn't in a book

Check the boxes that ARE parts of a short story structure

• exposition

• resolution

• animation

• rising action

Jeopardy: flat characters

• What is a character who cannot change?

• What is a character who does not change?

• What is 2 dimensional character?

• What is a complex character?

The narrator's position in relation to the story being told, such as 1st or 3rd person, is called the p--- -- v---

The outside narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

• limited point of view

• omniscient point of view

• narrator knows all of the character's feelings

• narrator point of view

The conflict is the main -------- in the story

Conflict is a literary feature and can be internal or external. True or false?

• True

• False

A struggle happening within a character’s mind. Which form of conflict?

• External: man (v) man

• External: man (v) nature

• Internal: man (v) self

A static character... (check 2)

• changes

• transforms

• does not change

• does not learn a transformative lesson

Short stories have these elements...

• Theme, plot, ideas, thoughts

• Setting, ideas, themes, exposition

• Rising action, themes, penguins

• Characters, setting, plot, conflict, theme