What Makes a Good Short Story?

Several pages on Learner.org explain—in very easy-to-understand terms—the elements of a short story. Hop on to What Makes a Good Short Story? to read the full text.

The pages discuss the following topics:

• The Elements of Plot Development
  • What Goes into a Plot?
• Point of View
  • Types of Point of View
• Characters
  • Learning About Characters
• Setting
  • What Setting Tells Us
• Theme
  • Finding the Theme