Elements of a Short Story

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Elements of a Short Story
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Plot
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
Resolution
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Plot

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

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Exposition
Presentation of essential information and conflict
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Rising Action
Events that lead up to the climax the conflict
builds
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Climax
The turning point the most important part of the
plot
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Falling Action
Events leading to resolution
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Resolution
Resolution-point where the conflict is solved and
loose ends are tied up
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Setting
Time Period
Details
Geographical Location
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Geographical Location

• In Disneys Beauty and the Beast, the story takes
  place in the country of France.

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Time Period

• Disneys The Hunchback of Notre Dame was set
  in the early 1800s

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Location Details

• In Disneys The Little Mermaid, some parts of the
  story take place in an underwater grotto filled
  with human artifacts and hidden treasures.

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Characterization

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

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Direct Characterization

• The boy was very sneaky
• The old woman was frail and weak

• What the author actually comes right out and
  tells you about the character.

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Indirect Characterization

• Information that the reader must infer from what
  the character says, does, and thinks

• The beady-eyed boy shot his hand across the desk
  when the girl wasnt looking and stole her
  homework

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Point of View

• 1st person observer
• 1st person main character
• 3rd person limited
• 3rd person omniscient

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1st Person Observer
The person telling the story is not a character
in the story, but still uses the pronoun I
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1st Person Main Character
The person telling the story is a main character
in the story
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3rd Person Limited
The narrator uses the 3rd person pronouns he,
she, and they. A limited narrator knows the
thoughts and feelings of only one or a few of the
characters in the story
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3rd Person Omniscient
The narrator uses the 3rd person pronouns he,
she, and they. An omniscient narrator knows
the thoughts and feelings of all the characters
in the story.
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Imagery

• Imagery is language that appeals to the senses.
  This is not limited to just your sense of sight
  it also includes hearing, smell, touch and taste.

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Figurative Language

• Symbolism- A symbol is something that stands for
  something other than itself
• Metaphor- a comparison that does not use like or
  as
• Simile-a comparison that uses like or as
• Personification- giving human qualities to a
  non-human object

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Symbolism
We use symbols in our everyday lives
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Colors as Symbols
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RED
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YELLOW
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GREEN
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BLUE
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PURPLE
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WHITE
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BLACK
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Some others, just for fun
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Irony

• Dramatic Irony- when the audience knows something
  that the characters do not
• Situational Irony- when the outcome of a
  situation is different than expected
• Verbal Irony- when what is said is different than
  what is meant (sarcasm)

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Theme

• The message that the author is trying to convey