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THE ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY Title of Selection: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Author: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Climax (crisis, big event):
Complications (problems, events):
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Literary Elements
Elements of Literature First Course