21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Who is the writer of the short story “Sinigang”?

• Marie Aubrey Villaceran

• NVM Gonzales

• Edith L. Tiempo

• Manuel E. Arguilla

In "Sinigang", Where is the setting of the story?

• farm

• house

• cemetery

• garden

BASIC ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY

- is a person, in some stories an animal,

who takes part in the action of the story or other literary work.

• setting

• plot

• character

• conflict

An element of a short story considered as the main character or most important of all the characters.

• antagonist

• protagonist

• setting

• character

The place (locale) and time (period )when the story happens.

• exposition

• place

• plot

• setting

This point occurs after the climax as the problems in the

story start to work themselves out. The excitement becomes less and less as the

conflict is resolved.

• plot

• Falling Action

• resolution

• conflict

The character that challenges the main character.

• exposition

• protagonist

• antagonist

• theme

It is what the story is all about. It is also the series of events and characters’ actions that lead to the highest point of interest in a short story.

• climax

• rising action

• exposition

• plot

It is the most exciting part of a short story. This is the part in the story when important decisions are made or important things are discovered.

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• exposition

This point occurs after the climax as the problems in the story start to work themselves out. The excitement becomes less and less as the conflict is resolved.

• climax

• resolution

• falling action

• rising action