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I never felt a piece of felt

which felt as fine as that felt felt,
when first I felt that felt hat's felt.
“Be a student as long as you still have something
to learn, and this will mean all your life.”
~ Henry L. Doherty
READING MODERN
SHORT STORY:
ITS ELEMENTS

Maureen Mae E. Mana-ay

Have
Have narrative
have a
entertain conflict
characters
us, – or
have
have
are their
have
plots
short a – own
setting
and
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have
sometimes a and
theme
interactmake or
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consequences story
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Elements
of a Short
Stories
PLOT
 CLIMAX: Wolf decides
CLIMAX
to sneak down the
chimney to get the pigs.

RESOLUTION

INTROCDUTION
EXPOSITION: Three little pigs Plot Diagram Example
leave home to find adventure
in the(EXPOSITION)
big world.
 Conflict
 Internal- Struggle within one's self.
 External - Struggle with a force outside one's self.
 Hey! Buddy, No! Don’t
you should listen to him!
Character
vs.
Self
 Tom & Jerry

Character
vs.
Character
Character
vs.
Nature
Character
vs.
Society
 SETTING
The setting is the place where the story takes place.
Setting includes the following:
 Place
 Time
 Weather Conditions
 Social Conditions
 Mood or Atmosphere
CHARACTERIZATION
 ?
STATIC
CHARACTER
When faced with conflict
or new environments.
Static characters do not
change or evolve.
Their persona can be
naturally appealing, so
they don’t have to change
for readers to love them.
Ideal for heroic,
charismatic, or quirky
characters.
DYNAMIC
CHARACTER
Dynamic characters
undergo a change through
a life event, conflict, or
other transition
Their flaws, make them
interesting, and their
transformations make them
likable.
Tend to be characters who
are central to the story,
such as the protagonist.
CHARACTER TYPES
Protagonist Antagonist
The main The force against the
character in the protagonist. The
story. The antagonist is usually
protagonist is another character, but
usually, but not not always, especially
always, a “good if the conflict is
guy.” “person against self.”
 Round
Character
 Flat
Character
Foil Character
Anti-Hero
 THEME
The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling
idea or its central insight. It is the author's
underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying
to convey. The theme may be the author's
thoughts about a topic or view of human nature.
Some simple examples of common themes from
literature, TV, and film are:
Things are not always as they appear to be
Love is blind
Believe in yourself
People are afraid of change
Don't judge a book by its cover
POINT OF VIEW(POV)
 First Person

 Second Person

 Third Person
I Me
First Person Point of View
Second Person Point of View
He She
Third Person Point of View
 Third
Second Person Point
PersonPoint
First Person of
Pointof View
of View
View

“I've come to this

“He
“You've
has come to coffee shop so
this coffee shop so often, the barista
often, the barista knows me.”
knows him.”
you.”
Multiple First Person
A collection of point of view
Third person omniscient
know what everyone is doing and thinking
references to future and past events
not known to characters.
Third person limited omniscient
allows the narrator to get inside of the mind
of one character
Third person omniscient
leaves all interpretation to the reader,
who judges only by the actions and
dialogue of the characters
“What are you talking it's not important, the
important is how you are talking.”