1. Types of Short Fiction QVCC – ENG 110 – Spring 2010

3. Instructive; reveal a moral or lesson, but it is not necessarily explicitly stated

4. Serious in tone

5. Fables

6. Instructive; explicit lesson, often stated outright

7. Silly and humorous at times

8. Often feature animals as symbols for human condition

9. Discussion of human failings

10. Por quoi tale

12. Dramatic arc included, but only as a single “scene” within a story; we do not get to see the entire story, but rather an excerpt in a way

13. Not a broad overview, but a detailed glimpse into a life

14. No set standard for length

15. Can take various forms

17. Features slightly more detail in character development and time/setting, but still only offers small chunk of a larger “unseen” narrative

18. Full length novels can develop plot to arc over a longer period – novellas restrict action to a smaller slice of time