What extraly is a short story?

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Last week I was asked "What is a short story?" My first answer was that it was something that could be read in one sitting and brought an illumination to the reader, sudden and golden like sunlight cracking through heavy cloud. I went on to say that in my opintion a 'real' short story was closer to poetry than to the novel.
Do you agree with my opintion?You could reply to me other more opintions!

MountainHiker · Accepted Answer

Hi Janene,

I basically agree with your opinion, if it was truly your opinion. I highlighted the word opinion to draw attention to its spelling.

You have to be careful of plagarism. When copying stuff that is copyrighted, you are effectively stealing. Now you can quote a portion of what someone else has written so long as you provide reference to the other person. When you borrow a small portion of someone else's work you are using the Fair Use portion of the Copyright Act.

Here is what [url="http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/sep99/keegan20.htm"]Alex Kegan[/url] wrote:

In a recent class I was asked "What is a short-story?" My first answer was that it was something which could be read in one sitting and brought a singular illumination to the reader, sudden and golden like sunlight cracking through heavy cloud. I went on to say that in my opinion a "real" short-story was closer to poetry than to the novel.

That looks familiar, no?

Janene, in the future please use your own words or at least give credit to the original author.

Don't worry about this one episode. You are new to English Forums and we welcome your involvement and participation. But we ask that you use your words or provide the proper references to others.

Thank you.

MountainHiker

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