there once was a boy named john
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you tell what you are going to write about in short sentences.
It speeds up the pacing of a story
An example of a short story that I know is the three little pigs. Also, another story that you might know is Pinocchio.
Helen answered, "My favorite short story is Saki's 'The Necklace.'"
A short story collection typically consists of 10 to 20 stories, with each story ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 words in length.
A paragraph is 4 or more sentences, so having one or 2 doesn't make it paragraph. Short stories aren't short due to the number of sentences in a paragraphs, but to the number of pages in the story. If a student turns in a story to me that is only one or two sentences in each paragraph I hand it back telling them to write real paragraphs with a topic sentence and 3 detail sentences.
I certainly have examples of such stories but I would far rather share them with you. An example of a short story - Night Fall by Isaac Asimov An example of a tense story - The Cold Equation by Tom Godwin
Short sentences create tension. Any short sentences. Short dialogue is short sentences. In other words, using short, staccato sentences forces the reader to go faster and faster, thus increasing tension.
It speeds up the pacing of a story
The short story the the of the seasons is an example of an origin myth
One question you could ask is "Are these sentences short and choppy, showing compression?"
Short sentences create tension by increasing the pacing of a narrative, making the reader feel a sense of urgency or quick movement in the story. The abruptness of short sentences can also leave room for interpretation and anticipation, keeping the reader on edge and engaged with the text.