ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY

SHORT STORY ELEMENT	WHAT IS IT?	EXAMPLE
SETTING	IS  WHERE AND WHEN THE STORY TAKES PLACE	CASTLE       PAST CITY            PRESENT PARK           FUTURE FARM
CHARACTERS	ARE THE PEOPLE, ANIMALS OR OTHER CREATURES IN THE STORY	HERO:  the hero is often the main good character in a story, is something called the protagonist. VILLAIN: is often the main bad in the story
PLOT	THE WAY EVENTS ARE ORDENE D TO CREATE A STORY IS CALLED THE PLOT	·         INTRODUCCION ·         RISING ACTION ·         CLIMAX ·         FALLING ACTION ·         DENOUEMENT
THEME	THE THEME MAY BE THE AUTHOR'S THOUGHTS ABOUT A TOPIC OR VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE	FICTION MAGIC ADVENTURE ROMANCE
CONFLICT	HAPPENES WHIT CHARACTERS ARE AGAINST EACH OTHER	VILLAIN IS TRYING TO STOP THE HERO
POINT OF VIEW	IS DEFINED AS THE ANGLE FROM WHICH THE STORY IS TOLD	THE AUTHOR TELLS THE STORY IN THE THIRD PERSON