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What does the word Element mean ?

A part or aspect of something abstract (something that exists in thought),especially one that is essential or characteristic

What is a short story ?

A brief, imaginative narrative which has few characters and simple plot and conflict


Can be read in one sitting


It is a story with a fully developed theme but it is significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel

Six Elements of a short story

1.Setting


2. Plot


3. Conflict


4. Characters


5. Point of view


6. Theme

What is setting ?

Time and place where the action occurs

What does setting do in a story ?

Helps to create the mood and atmosphere

What is plot ?

The events in a story

What are plot’s ingredients?

1. Introduction


2. Inciting incident


3. Rising action


4. Climax


5. Falling action


6. Resolutiong

What does the Introduction do in a story ?

1. Beginning of the story


2. Where the characters, setting and basic situation is shown

What the inciting action is in a story ?

First major action that sets the story in motion

What is the rising action ?

Events that carry the story along

What is a climax in a story ?

Highest point of tension


Highest emotional point


A turning point where there is no going back

What is the falling action ?

The character completes the action of its decision


Takes up a short amount of space in a story

What is the Resolution ?

The final outcome where all the loose ends are tied up


The conclusion of the story