Differentiate between short stories, novel and drama?

v Differentiate between short stories, novel and drama?

SHORT STORY	NOVEL	DRAMA
ü  A short story is usually written in short narrative prose, a classical definition of a short story is’ one should be able to read it in one sitting’. ü  A short story always presents one plot and any diversion from it is considered bad art. ü  A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. ü  A short story has less dialogs, details and description. ü  Short stories can be dramatic, funny, romantic, horror, science fiction.  ü  In a story, the writer describes the events. ü  In short story, the writer does not describe the background of events or characters. ü  The words required for short stories are under 7,500. ü  Short story has a limited number of characters. ü  In the case of short story, the introduction is always in cut short. The writer makes a direct introduction and sketches the few facts which are essential for a correct appreciation. ü  Short story’s writer is always in a hurry to end the story so he leaves the conclusion to the reader. ü   Short stories often have just one theme. Mostly related with the social aspects.	ü  A novel is usually written in long narrative prose which describes fictional characters and events, usually in the form of a sequential story. ü  A novel mostly consists on one main plot and some sub plot. ü  A novel is a long work of fiction that is also usually written in narrative form. ü  A novel has more events describe in details but less dialogs. ü  A novel also can be dramatic, funny, romantic or science fiction but with at least 300 pages. ü  In Novel, he also describes details of environment and thinking/ feeling of various characters. ü  In novel, the writer describes the background of events or characters in details ü  The words required for novel are 40,000. ü  A novel has unlimited numbers of characters. ü  A novel usually has a long draw of beginning. Sometimes the novelist takes about fifty pages in introducing the characters and setting to the reader. ü  Novelist explains why things happened, in a particular way and what would be the future of the characters. ü  Novels usually have multiple themes.  A major theme has been whether people can change their situations in life or whether they are in the grips of forces beyond their control.	ü  A composition in verse or prose intended to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance. ü  Drama scripts are broken down into one or more acts, or major divisions of the play. And each act is then subdivided into a scene. ü  Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. ü  Drama has a lot of dialogs. ü  The drama may come from sadness of the main characters. ü   In Drama, ‘environment’ and ‘thinking/ emotions’ of characters are not ‘described’ but are ‘presented’. ü  1 In drama, the writer describes the background of events or characters mostly through soliquices. ü  The length of time for a drama to be performed usually ranges from 30 to 90 minutes, but may be as few as 10. ü  Number of characters in drama may be unlimited. ü  In drama, the writer does not bother to introduce the introduction. The introduction proceeds as the action proceeds. ü  Dramatist does not explain the things but through the dialog we can able to understand the future of the characters. ü  Mostly themes are related with attitudes toward work, illness and war. Each theme is developed with the specific social, moral and political issues.

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