The Elements of Short

Story
The Parts of the
Plot
 Topic Intro
The two important types of literature are prose
and poetry. The short story falls under the prose
category. Opposite, is the poetry, the stylish and
flamboyant type of self-expression. In this
chapter, we will explore the fusion of prose and
poetry in one literary work.
 Prose and Poetry
• Poetry is a form of literature that
presents expressions in a stylish and
artistic language, involving figurative and
idiomatic words.
• Prose is the normal spontaneous form of
literature that presents a plain language
and shows a direct opposite of a poem.
 First Existence
• In various situations, we always encounter
cases where there is a choice that comes first.
in the case of literature, which comes first,
PROSE? Or POETRY?
• The first ever recorded form of literature in
the history is the POETRY. Old literatures were
in poetic forms as evidenced by the existence
of Epic poetry.
Elements of Short Story

• WORD OR
TITLE PHRASE THAT
TELLS WHAT THE
STORY IS ABOUT.
 Elements of Short Story

AUTHOR
JK Rowling
Elements of Short Story

CHARACTER
Elements of Short Story

SETTING
Elements of Short Story
• THE
CHRONOLOGICAL
SEQUENCE OF

PLOT
EVENTS IN THE
STORY.
 The part of the Plot
• Is the
Exposition introduction of
the story where
the setting and
characters are
presented.
Rising The part of the
story where
Action
conflict are
presented.
 • The highest point
Climax of interest in the
story. The
characters are
involved in
webbing struggles.
Denouement Also known as the
falling action. This
contains the
resolution to the
conflicts involved
in the story.
Conclusion The ending of the
Story. Contains
the idea of
whether the
conflicts are
resolved or not.
Video Clip Viewing
 Video Link:
https://youtu.be/jUbVH20qW0A
Drill
 Assignment:
• Look for an example of a short story
which has 2-4 paragraphs, over the
internet.
• Read and download it. Secure your
own copy of the short story.
• Bring it tomorrow for our F2F session
activity.
Yesterday’s output should be