Short Stories vs. Novels
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Usually centers on main character or a small number of central characters | Short Stories |
| Major characters normally face just one central conflict | Short Stories |
| Usually features just one main setting | Short Stories |
| Plot is usually constructed to build to a single conflict | Short Stories |
| Plot builds in a straight line of rising action to central conflict | Short Stories |
| Uses a variety of omniscient or limited points of view | Short Stories |
| Usually concentrates on developing a limited number of themes | Short Stories |
| Allows for a large number of central characters | Novels |
| Allows for development of minor characters | Novels |
| Major characters are more fully developed; they face multiple conflicts over time | Novels |
| Multiple settings allow for contrast between settings | Novels |
| Length allows more time to develop settings in greater detail | Novels |
| Length allows more time to show the role that the setting plays in shaping character action | Novels |
| Multi-levels of characters and action allow for a variety of conflicts | Novels |
| Chapters that center on small crises that provide conflict interest while slowing building to the final climax | Novels |
| Chapters allow author to use serial plotting to build suspense | Novels |
| Plot allows for experimentation with time sequence | Novels |
| Can make use of more complex points of veiw | Novels |
| Able to develop more themes which are more fully developed | Novels |
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