Short Story Elements Analysis
Short Story Elements by Caroline Wilmovsky
Introduction and Thesis: A short story is a story with a fully developed theme, but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. A short story is normally fiction, meaning, it’s made up. It focuses on one or two main characters and on a single conflict or problem. To comprehend a short story you have to look for four different elements: the setting, character, theme, and plot.
The setting refers to the place, time, and date of a story. The literary element setting includes the historical movement and the geographic location in which the story takes place. You can look at the pictures and images to help you gain information on the setting. You can also look for the details that tell you when and what time the story is taking place. Ask yourself, “What words in the story help me think …show more content…
It often helps you comprehend the author's purpose, thoughts, and even feelings. A story can have more than one theme. To better understanding and go through/think the theme you need to think about what the characters do, think, and say. This about what happens to the characters and put yourself in their spot. See how they would act and think. You can even ask yourself the question “What does the author want the readers to know about?”
The plot, or storyline, of a short story refers to what happens in a story, including the problem, the events that lead to solving the problem, and the solution. It basically just refers to the sequence of events that happened in the story. To analyze the plot you need the find out the main character’s conflict and/or problem. Look at how the character tries to solve the problem. Pay attention to what happens that helps solve the problem. Look at what happens that gets in the way of solving that issue. Think about how the story turns out. Does the character solve the problem. Is so, how did they solve
Introduction and Thesis: A short story is a story with a fully developed theme, but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. A short story is normally fiction, meaning, it’s made up. It focuses on one or two main characters and on a single conflict or problem. To comprehend a short story you have to look for four different elements: the setting, character, theme, and plot.
The setting refers to the place, time, and date of a story. The literary element setting includes the historical movement and the geographic location in which the story takes place. You can look at the pictures and images to help you gain information on the setting. You can also look for the details that tell you when and what time the story is taking place. Ask yourself, “What words in the story help me think …show more content…
It often helps you comprehend the author's purpose, thoughts, and even feelings. A story can have more than one theme. To better understanding and go through/think the theme you need to think about what the characters do, think, and say. This about what happens to the characters and put yourself in their spot. See how they would act and think. You can even ask yourself the question “What does the author want the readers to know about?”
The plot, or storyline, of a short story refers to what happens in a story, including the problem, the events that lead to solving the problem, and the solution. It basically just refers to the sequence of events that happened in the story. To analyze the plot you need the find out the main character’s conflict and/or problem. Look at how the character tries to solve the problem. Pay attention to what happens that helps solve the problem. Look at what happens that gets in the way of solving that issue. Think about how the story turns out. Does the character solve the problem. Is so, how did they solve