ELEMENTS OF THE

SHORT STORY
QWERTRYUIOP

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 SETTING
• The office of Ross and Bannister’s
• Belmiont Secretarial College
• Lucy’s home

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 LANGUAGE AND STYLE
Language and style
• The language is simple
• The style is direct
• The story follows a chronological order

Literacy devices
• Idiomatic expressions
• Methapor
• Simile
• Personafication
• Symbol
• Visual images
• contrast

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 TONE /MOOD/ ATMOSPHERE
• Written in a light-hearted tone
• It contains elements of comedy, drama and
suspense
• The story ends on a light-hearted atmosphere

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 THEMES
• Determination to succeed
• The importance of perseverance and compassion
• Understanding the nature of the problem before
making any judgement
• Loneliness and rejection
• Stake a claim
• Have confidence in oneself
• Handling tasks with courage
• Vengeance

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 POINT OF VIEW

• Written in the third person point of view

which enables the reader to know all the
thoughts and feelings of the characters

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 Moral
We must not values
use force to
solve problems

We must Do not
work hard to judge a book
gain success by its cover

We must be We must not give

appreciative up easily when
and supportive we are faced with
of others problems

We must respect We must be

and show helpful to others
compassion to especially the
the elderly We must less fortunate
protect what is
rightfully ours
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CHARACTERS
• Lucy Beck
• Miss Broome
• Harry Darke
• Mr Ross
• Lucy’s mother
• Uncle Bert
• Mrs Price

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 Explosion
Lucy graduates from Belmont Secretarial
PLOT Rising action
Lucy encounters strange incidents as she
College. She gets a job as a secretary at sets down to work alone at the office.
Ross and Bannister’s but she’s having Lucy faces problems as the begins to type
diffuculty to handle her job as the ghost her letters. The typewritter seems to have
of the previous long-time secretary a life of its own. The word QWERTYUIOP
haunts the machine keeps appearing on the letter.

Climax
Lucy battles with Miss
Brommer’s spirit and finally
completes typing her letters by
erasing the unwanted messages.

Falling action Resolution

Lucy learns about Miss Broome from Lucy communicates with
Harry Darke. She had died of loneliness
and depression after losing her job. Miss Broome’s spirit and
Lucy sympathises with Miss Broome helps the spirits to find peace
but she is determined to keep her job. at last

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