Elements of A Short Story
A short story tells about a single event or experience that illustrates some aspect of life. Great writers are able to use the elements of a short story with such precision that the reader is caught up in the action of the story. Three of the most important elements are point of view, irony and theme. Point of view is the author’s method of telling the story. It is also the voice, or the person who is narrating the story. There are three basic points of view: first person, third person omniscient, and third person limited. In first person, a character within the story, or the narrator is someone who experienced the events first hand and may be looking back on experience. A key to first person is the narrator’s use of the pronoun “I.” In third person omniscient point of view, the narrator has the ability to look in to the hearts and minds of all characters at all times, and may describe the thoughts or feelings of any o
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Approximate Word count = 627
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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