Short Story - (Critical Appreciation)

  1. A short story is a brief work of fiction, usually written in prose. 

  2. The literary roots of the short story can be found in oral storytelling traditions.

  3. 'The Tale of a "Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter tells the story of a mischievous little rabbit who doesn't listen to his mother: He goes through a heart-pondering chase with Mr Mc Gregor.

  4. The short story you can say is a prose narrative, which is shorter than a novel. It deals with a few characters.

  5. It aims at the unity of effect. It concentrates on the mood rather than the plot. The short story focuses on incidents bigger or smaller. A short story is a work of short, narrative prose. That is usually centered around one single event.

  6. In comparison to the novel, short. The story is written with greater precision It also has an introduction body and conclusion. Shorts story highlights what is important.

  7. It is a reflection of culture. It helps us to learn the skills of listening, speaking reading, and writing. A short story has often one theme. A short story helps to develop the reader's imagination by introducing new ideas into their world.

  8. In. In the short story, we usually find that a character wants something but something else gets in his way. Sometimes a character wants a thing but can't get it.

  9. Short story are the heart of communication. It imparts knowledge in a structured way, The climax of the short story is the most exciting. It is like climbing a mountain, the exuberated feeling when we reach the peak.

  10. In a short story, the writer explores the main idea. There is a clash between two characters or two ideas, and this creates the narrative thread for a strong story.

  11. Conflict occurs when the main character struggles, with either an external conflict or an internal conflict.

  12. The early form of a short story is the oral story letting tradition 

ex: "The ancient Mediterranean epics". The 'Epic of Gilgamesh' and 'Homer's Iliad', and Aeshop's Fables, are other anthologies of the Short story genre. 

  1. It evokes strong feelings from its readers.

  2. A Short story often has few characters in the plot.

  3. you may start a short story in any way - with a dialogue, a memory, a mystery or an introduction of the character.

  4. Short story may be lyrical, flash fiction, or vignette.

  5. The writer must be careful to help the reader picture in their mind, the images which the writer' paints.'

  6. The writers use the 'plumage technique'. 

  7. Characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme are a few features of a short story. 

  8. It is composed of exploitation, conflict, rising action, climax, and denouement.