LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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Characters
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Short story
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Climax
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Setting
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Detailed explanation-1: -A short story is a piece of prose fiction that can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood.
Detailed explanation-2: -A short story is a work of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting-usually between 20 minutes to an hour. There is no maximum length, but the average short story is 1, 000 to 7, 500 words, with some outliers reaching 10, 000 or 15, 000 words.
Detailed explanation-3: -A classic definition of a short story is that one should be able to read it in one sitting, a point most notably made in Edgar Allan Poe’s essay “The Philosophy of Composition” (1846).
Detailed explanation-4: -Hemingway’s six-word story was, “For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.” He won the bet.