Monday, August 23, 2010

OTHER ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES

Who are the characters?
They are the people in the story. There are main characters as well as minor characters. Characters provides body to the short story.

What is a Plot?
Plot refers to the sequence or chain of connected events in the story. A plot must be exciting to maintain the readers' interests.

What is the Theme?
These refers to the important ideas or moral ideas about life that will emerge from the story. It is not stated directly all the time. You may have to draw it out of the story and a story can have more than one theme.

What are the Moral Values?
This refers to the good values of mankind and may incorporate lessons to be learnt in everyday life.

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