Most short stories share the same characteristics, or 1.____. One is 2.____, which means the series of events that take place in the story. Another is 3.____, which refers to the time and place in which the action takes place. Then there are 4.____, the people or animals that the story is about. Another characteristic is 5.___, which is the author’s attitude towards the characters or subject. The 6.____ is the wisdom that can be taken from the story, and 7.____ is the perspective from which the story is told. Taken together, one can accurately understand the author’s 8.____ in writing the story.

tone

characters

setting

plot

elements

purpose

theme

point of view

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