ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY

SETTING

FOUR MAIN TYPES OF CHARACTERS

• Round- a round character is a character with many personalities.
• Flat- a flat character is someone who's character is only presented briefly.
• Dynamic- A character who has many personalities that change by the end of the story.
• Static- a static character is a stereotype with only one or two characteristics that never change.

PLOT

• Introduction- Introduces the setting, characters, and atmosphere.
• Initiating incident- An incident that will lead to the conflict of the story.
• Rising action- A series of events that build conflict which leads to the climax.
• Climax- When the conflict of the story is at its highest point.
• Dénouement- The resolving part of the story.

POINT OF VIEW

• The P.O.V. is a story told by a certain perspective.
• First person- A story told by the protagonist.
• Third person- When the narrator tells the story.
• Limited omniscient- When a story is told by a third person narrator.

THEME

CREDITS