FIVE ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY Plot -it is the sequence or flow of the events in a short story that would help develop the author’s idea. There are five elements of plot structure-- introduction‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and denouement. Character -considered as being one of the most important factor to a good short story‚ the characters are sentient beings who carry out the actions of the story. Setting -the when and where in which the story takes place. Authors often
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JUSTIFICATION The story of Princess Santubong and Princess Sejinjang is suitable to be used in year 2 or 3 ESL classroom because of a few reasons. This mythical story of the legendary Santubong and Sejinjang mountains is actually from Sarawak‚ Malaysia. This story is about two princesses that being sent to the earth. They were given mandate to rule two villages that live with no peace. As they broke their promises because of fighting‚ they were being cursed and became mountain and island. The reasons
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TEXTS ON THE C.X.C. SYLLABUS A World of Poetry edited by: Mark McWatt & Hazel Simmons-McDonald A World of Prose edited by: David Williams & Hazel Simmons-McDonald A Mid-Summer Nights Dream edited by: William Shakespeare Old Story Time edited by: Trevor Rhone Wine Of Astonishment edited by:
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Short story is fictional work of prose that is shorter in length than a novel. Edgar Allan Poe‚ in his essay "The Philosophy of Composition‚" said that a short story should be read in one sitting‚ anywhere from a half hour to two hours. In contemporary fiction‚ a short story can range from 1‚000 to 20‚000 words. Because of the shorter length‚ a short story usually focuses on one plot‚ one main character (with a few additional minor characters)‚ and one central theme‚ whereas a novel can tackle multiple
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analysing three short stories and will be explaining through my writing how the stories interest and satisfy the readers. I will express the aims of the stories through the eyes of my writing and evaluate the short stories in detail. The stories that I will be analysing are all set in different places. The first short story I will be focusing on is “The Sniper”. This is a story written by Liam O’Flaherty‚ which is set in a city called Dublin situated in Ireland. The genre for this story is Civil war
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PAPER 2 Symbolic Short Stories James Naylor Comp111 October 13‚ 2008 Symbolism is when repeated images gather significant meaning throughout a story and can be directly related to the overall premise. There are a few symbols in James Joyce’s “Araby” and “Eveline” that can be compared in terms of similar significance. Both stories give you symbols that point towards dreariness‚ gloominess and just overall sadness in the story. If looked at closely‚ the characters
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morphing from one to another very subtly. What is also more subtle about these two poems is their differences. While they do touch on very similar topics‚ the objects used to personify Keats’ ideas on death and immortality differ and the ideas represented by them do diverge at different points in the poems as well. Keats’ "Ode on a Grecian Urn" touches on the indefinable and puzzling relationship between art and life. Paradoxically‚ it’s the representation of the urn‚ which would usually be associated
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Though the Inca and Mayan empires existed at different times in history‚ they have a few things in common. Like other societies throughout history though‚ they have many things that set them apart from each other. The biggest similarity they share is that they both had control of massive empires that eventually ceased to exist. To start off with‚ the Mayans existed earlier in history than the Incas. The Mayans existed from 1000 BC to AD 1697 and no one is quite certain what wiped out their ancient
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Week 1: Short Story Reading Poison by Roald Dahl The short story Poison by Roald Dahl is set in India when it is still under the British rule. In this story the theme is represented by Harry‚ who thinks that the krait has crawled on his stomach and has made Timber call a doctor for help to solve the situation. The entire time I was reading the story‚ I thought that the main conflict is between the Harry‚ Timber‚ Dr. Ganderbai and the krait on Harry’s stomach. But in the last few paragraphs‚ I realize
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Have you ever lived the life of a spoiled rich kid? A kid who can get anything he needs or wants at a simple snap of a finger? Taylor grew up a rich kid‚ and is still living the lavish life. Although Taylor can have any exquisite thing he wants‚ he is still having trouble another friend. Don’t get Taylor wrong‚ he does have one friend by the name of Wojak. Wojak is the person Taylor goes to‚ to not feel unaccompanied. Taylor and Wojak’s lives are extremely similar. They both attend the most prestigious
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