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Merkmale einer Kurzgeschichte / short story
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- Merkmale einer Kurgeschichte im Englischen zusammengefasst
What'S A SHORT STORY? General information - fictional no set length - can be read without a break History behind it a result of the rise in publishing industry (newspaper / magazines / ...) - importance of print and journals increased in the second half of the 19th century - at that time there was a word-limit (between 3.000 and 15.000 words) - short stories became interesting again after World War II Characteristic features - contain mostly a single effect or emotion / mood - simplicity -> concentrate on a few relevant aspects About the narrator / author - first-person narrator (- revealing only information from his/her own point of view (- often an interior monologue / stream of consciousness -> express feelings (- often has an omniscient view -> insight in other peoples emotions / thoughts) - whiteness/ observer narrator -> a rather objective point of view Structure of Short Stories - plot: single, open and mostly linear - setting: in everyday life, limited time spawn (often a snapshot of life) - place: undefined or limited to a specific place -> often take place in urban environments - beginning / ending: abrupt opening, open and / or abrupt ending - moment: focus on a significant moment (often a turning point / crisis / climax) - details: a great deal of meaning in...
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details - speech / stylistic devices: to emphasise the theme and message of the story Characters in a short story - ordinary people -> everyday-life stories - often anonymous and limited in number - mostly only defined by their social status or gender (mother/ father / shop assistant/ wife /...) - sometimes you only get to know the first name / characters are reduced to "he" and "she" - they mostly have ordinary problems or weaknesses Goal of Short Stories to create an intensity of impressions - want to put the reader face to face with the “naked and unadulterated facts" - evoke a certain effect on the reader - reveal a message (moral or practical lesson) the reader has to solve him/herself
Englisch /
Merkmale einer Kurzgeschichte / short story
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- Merkmale einer Kurgeschichte im Englischen zusammengefasst
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Elements of a short story
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What'S A SHORT STORY? General information - fictional no set length - can be read without a break History behind it a result of the rise in publishing industry (newspaper / magazines / ...) - importance of print and journals increased in the second half of the 19th century - at that time there was a word-limit (between 3.000 and 15.000 words) - short stories became interesting again after World War II Characteristic features - contain mostly a single effect or emotion / mood - simplicity -> concentrate on a few relevant aspects About the narrator / author - first-person narrator (- revealing only information from his/her own point of view (- often an interior monologue / stream of consciousness -> express feelings (- often has an omniscient view -> insight in other peoples emotions / thoughts) - whiteness/ observer narrator -> a rather objective point of view Structure of Short Stories - plot: single, open and mostly linear - setting: in everyday life, limited time spawn (often a snapshot of life) - place: undefined or limited to a specific place -> often take place in urban environments - beginning / ending: abrupt opening, open and / or abrupt ending - moment: focus on a significant moment (often a turning point / crisis / climax) - details: a great deal of meaning in...
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Knowunity
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details - speech / stylistic devices: to emphasise the theme and message of the story Characters in a short story - ordinary people -> everyday-life stories - often anonymous and limited in number - mostly only defined by their social status or gender (mother/ father / shop assistant/ wife /...) - sometimes you only get to know the first name / characters are reduced to "he" and "she" - they mostly have ordinary problems or weaknesses Goal of Short Stories to create an intensity of impressions - want to put the reader face to face with the “naked and unadulterated facts" - evoke a certain effect on the reader - reveal a message (moral or practical lesson) the reader has to solve him/herself