Elements of a Short Story

A central message, concern, or insight into life expressed through a literary work.

The time and location in which a story takes place.

In a story, the point of view is the angle from which the story is told.

Characters are the people, animals or objects found in the story.

A plot tells the series of events in a story.

Refers to place, time, weather conditions, social conditions, mood or atmosphere.

It may be stated directly or implied

It can be expressed by one or two sentence statement about human beings or values in life.

It can be expressed by one or two sentence statement about human beings or values in life.

Characterisation is the information the author gives the reader about the characters in the story.

The time and location in which a story takes place.

A central message, concern, or insight into life expressed through a literary work.

The time and location in which a story takes place.

A plot tells the series of events in a story.

Characters are the people, animals or objects found in the story.

Characters are the people, animals or objects found in the story.

It may be stated directly or implied

In a story, the point of view is the angle from which the story is told.

The time and location in which a story takes place.