Short Stories

Short Stories Definition:A brief fictional narrative in prose that has formal structure.

Narrative :– –

An account of an actual or fictional event or sequence of events in prose as presented by a narrator or narrators. In fiction, narrative is different from plot.

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Possesses all the attributes of fiction. Deals with people who have some singularity of character. Confines itself to a single major character and sometimes more than one major character. Aims to provide a ‘slice of a life story’ and sometimes it may also incorporate fantastic and fabulous elements.

Elements in Short Stories :-

Characterization :– –

A person in a fictional story is known as character. Characters can be divided into two categories: Flat/static characters Or Round/dynamic characters

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Protagonist and Antagonist

Setting :– –

The background against which the action of a narrative takes place. It could be an actual geographical location, or the time and period in which the action occurs.

Plot :–

On fiction, narrative is different from plot: Consider this:(a) “The King died, and the Queen died.” (b) “The King died, and the Queen died of grief.”

According to E.M Forster, narrative is just a record of events, but for narrative to become a plot, the events must be casually connected, or connected by cause and effect.

Point of view:– – – – –

The perspective of angle from which a writer tells a story. First person point of view. Second person view. Omniscient Narrator. Limited omniscient.

Theme :– –

The main,or central idea of a literary work. It may be stated directly but more often it emerges indirectly through imagery of symbolism.

Tone:– – –

The attribute of the author or writer expresses toward the subject matter. It can be formal or informal,intimate,serious,ironic,playful and etc.