My favorite is Benet's: “something that can be read in an hourand remembered for a lifetime”. One writer said, “The theme of a novel won'tfit into the framework of a short story; It's like trying to squeeze a largepainting done on a wall into the frame of a miniature (微型...
In a recent class I was asked “What is a short story?” My first answer was that it was something that could be read in one sitting and brought an illumination (启示) to the reader, sudden and golden like sunlight cracking through heavy cloud. I went on to say that in my opinio...
Plot describes the basic narrative structure of any medium that tells a story (i.e. films, novels, short stories, etc.). A plot's structure is often visually depicted as an upright peak with two lines extending from both sides of the peak's base. This visualization of plot is meant to...
What is a Short Story? A short story is : a brief work of fiction where, usually, the main character faces a conflict that is worked out in the plot of the story Character a person in a story, poem or play. Types of Characters: –Round- fully developed, has many different character...
What message does the short story convey?___. A. Love conquers all. B. Time heals all wounds. C. Follow your heart. D. Knowledge is power. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 C。本题考查对短篇小说传达信息的理解。选项 A“Love conquers all”爱能战胜一切与短文不符;选项 B“Time heals all wou...
In a recent class I was asked “What is a short story?” My first answer was that it was something that could be read in one sitting and brought an illumination (启示) to the reader, sudden and golden like sunlight cracking through heavy cloud. I went on to say that in my opinion ...
The short story is about a little girl. What does “short story” mean? A. Long story B. Poem C. Novel D. Brief tale 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 D。“short story”是短篇小说的意思,选项 A“Long story”是长故事,选项 B“Poem”是诗歌,选项 C“Novel”是小说,选项 D“Brief tale”是...
What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say: “I wish I could help you but I’m short of money myself”. In fact, you are not short of ...
That so-called return envelope may not have been stamped by the sender, and a hard-pressed office manager may be reluctant to send off long letters of explanation to disappointed job-hunters. A brief note is all that can be managed and even that depends on the policy of the firm. But ...
B. A style that is very common. C. A style that is different from others. D. A style that is boring. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 C。被称赞有独特叙事风格的短篇故事,独特叙事风格是与其他不同的风格。A 选项与其他相似不是独特;B 选项非常常见不是独特;D 选项无聊的风格与独特无关。