Five important elements of a short story

Five important elements of a short story

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  The 5 KeyElements of a Short Story
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  Short Story Is afictional work, commonly written in a narrative prose fashion.
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  A Short Storyhas about fifteen different elements, but the following five elements make up the most important parts of the Short Story.
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  The Five KeyElements of a Short Story • Character • Setting • Plot • Conflict • Theme
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  Character • This elementcomprises of the personalities and other sentient beings that perform the actions of the story. The Character is widely agreed to be the most important factor to a good short story.
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  Setting • This servesas the contextual portion of the story, providing the reader of the short story’s background. The Setting provides the reader the basis for interpreting the other elements of the story.
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  Plot • The flowof the entire short story. The plot, in its most basic meaning, is the story itself. The Plot orders the actions that the characters of the short story will perform.
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  Conflict • This elementis what makes the story exciting. The Conflict is the struggle of the short story between the protagonists and antagonists, as well as other characters in the story.
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  Theme • The overallmessage (or the content of the story) that the short story implies. The Theme, while it may not directly affect the story’s appreciative quality, typically provides the reader a pre- conceived idea of what the story is all about.
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  In order fora short story to be readable and appreciated, the five key elements have to work with each other in a synchronized way.
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