What are characteristics of short stories?

Answer 1

a short story must be within a certain word count. also its got to be prose In addition, short stories should be of such a length that the average reader can finish it within one sitting. That is just a general rule since the time it takes to read a story depends on the reading ability of an individual reader.

Answer 2

With short stories, authors have less time to develop characters than a novelist does. Because of this, a short story must quickly develop characters, plots, and setting. Authors may achieve this by creating stories with minimal characters, simple settings, and through the avoidance of complex plots.

Answer 3

There are many features that could be found in a short story including having only one plot. Short stories are usually also less complex than novels.

Answer 4

a short story must have:
*setting
*characters
*plot
*theme