English Literature / Unit 2 ENL 0129 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Short Story as a Form
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The idea
A short story is prose fiction readable in one sitting, usually with a single main character and setting, aimed at a single effect or mood. Edgar Allan Poe's eighteen forty-six essay argued for that single effect. Short stories are ten percent of this exam.
In practice
One sitting, one effect.
Where people slip
Compression makes every detail count.
Your place on the trail
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