1. Rip Van Winkle
In the analyzation of short stories, the reader uses a brief imaginative narrative unfolding a single incident and a chief character by means of plot, the details so compressed and the whole treatment so organized, a single impression results. ... The author keeps the reader informed of the changes affecting the characters throughout the narrative through style. ... Six other criteria plot, central idea, setting, tone, language and narrative viewpoint, explore all support aspects of the central idea in short story writing. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate