Elements of short story

Elements of short story


1. Setting: The first important element of a short story is the Setting. The setting refers to the time and place that the event(s) in the story take place.

2. Conflict: The conflict or complication refers to the tension, the fight or the struggle between the various characters or forces in the story. It actually is what gives fuel to the story and influences its flow (i.e. its plot). Without the conflict, then you have no story. It's that important! 

3. Character: The character element is the person or people in a story. Sometimes the characters are not human, but may be animals or spirits. Incidentally, even when non-human characters are used, they tend to have human characteristics. Characters are usually of two types: the protagonist and theantagonist.
The protagonist is the main character. He or she is in conflict with another character, who is known as the antagonist. An example of a protagonist and an antagonist are Superman, the protagonist, and Lex Luthor, the antagonist.

4. Theme: This element refers to the topic that the writer writes or comments on in his or her writing. The theme is the motif of the story, that is, it permeates the whole story and recurs throughout the narrative. An example of a theme is the topic of "bravery" in Harry Potter.

5. Plot: The plot refers to the flow of events in the story. Essentially, the plot refers to what is happening in the story. 

6. Climax: The climax is the most exciting part of a story. It refers to when the conflict is about to or is getting resolved.

7. Dialogue: Not all stories have dialogue, but it is an important element of most of them. Dialogue is a conversation between the characters. Generally, stories will be primarily composed of narrative, and will have dialogue interspersed within the narrative (For example: Sally had always loved Bill. She looked at him and smiled, "Hi Bill." "Hi Sally," he replied.). The first two lines are narrative, and the part within quotations is dialogue.

ACROSTIC

A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.

S- imply, futuristic people in our society

  T- hat should invest their knowledge and skills

U- sing their personal capabilities

D- uring their daily and in school activities

E- ncounters many different people

N- eeds to be responsible to achieve goal

                                                T- o have a good life, stable job, and successful

RHYME

Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, esp. when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

“CONFESSION”

At first I thought I didn’t care

Love was something I could never bear

Then I realized it was all a lie

At the moment you have made me cry

As I felt pain, tears suddenly fell

Cause’ of certain words my heart can’t tell

Now I know you’ve finally won my heart

Since then in my mind you never part

I never thought my wish would be granted

Now I know you’re all I’ve ever wanted

At present, my heart can’t let you go

Because I still know I love you so.

HAIKU

A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.

Fireworks

Boom! The fireworks crack

Beautiful colors and sounds

We really enjoyed

Watching the fireworks display.