Short Story Elements by Jessie Rios
A short story is a brief work of fiction.The short story focuses on one or two main characters and on a single problem.To understand a short story, look for the four elements: setting, character, theme, and plot. A setting mentions a place and time of a place.You can look at illustrations and look for details that tell you where the setting is.You can ask yourself “what words in the story help me imagine what the place looks like?”You can look for story details that tell you when and what time it takes place.Pay attention to the changes in the setting and how it affects the story. A character is a person in a story and who the story is about.In some stories there are several main characters are the ones