To help you revise what short stories are all about, rewrite the following by inserting the correct words from the list.
Short stories are smaller than a _________. A short story should be long enough to grab your attention and short enough to be read in one sitting. Most short stories have a
clear structure: the __________, the first point of co_______, the _________ and the ______________.
With a short story the _______ is developed in a much shorter space of time. Tere are fewer ____________ and they are not as well developed as the characters in a novel. Te s__________ is much less detailed and complex and might only consist of one location.
If a short story has a good _______, we will want to know what happens next, but more importantly why something has happened. Some stories can have a p______ t_______, which adds to the reader’s excitement. Su_________ can also be used to build the tension of a story, making it more entertaining. A story can be written in any __________, for example comedy, horror, tragedy or romance.
In preparation for a short story an author must b____________. A good story will have an important central idea or ________. It will have a mix of n___________ and d_________ s_________, which allows us to keep track of the author’s p________ o__ v________ while learning about the characters.
Te _____________ is the main character in the story. It is common to have an ___________, a character who is in conflict with the hero.
