ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Short stories are self-contained works of prose fiction whose function is to impart a moral, capture a moment, or evoke a certain mood. Short stories are often more focused, as all the elements within-plot, character, pacing, story structure, and so on-must work together towards this common goal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stories bring facts to life, make the abstract concrete and, through meaning making, walk the listener through the mind of the scientist or mathematician (Ellis, 2005) to understand the value and application of such concepts. Wells (1986) argued that storytelling is a fundamental means of meaning making.

Detailed explanation-3: -When an author writes to entertain, they want to interest the reader. Entertaining texts can be happy, sad, or even spooky, but their primary purpose is to draw the reader into the story. Texts that are written to entertain include stories, poems, plays, and songs.

Detailed explanation-4: -So you entertain by purposely creating emotional moments. Your story will also likely feature characters that readers can identify with-the characters are similar to the reader or to someone the reader knows or to someone the reader would like to be.

Detailed explanation-5: -The three main things that make a good story are the hook, characters, and the voice. Hook – start your story in a way that will hook your readers and keep them interested. Characters – make sure they are interesting and that (although most probably flawed) your readers will root for them until the end.