Apart from its length, what else makes a short story different from a novel? A. A short story can employ first-person point of view; a novel, because of its complexity, cannot. B. A short story normally does not have a complicated plot; a novel can have a complicated plot. C. A short story does not have the five phases in a plot diagram; only a novel does. D. A short story’s characters face many small conflicts; a novel's characters deal only with large conflicts.
Question
Apart from its length, what else makes a short story different from a novel? A. A short story can employ first-person point of view; a novel, because of its complexity, cannot. B. A short story normally does not have a complicated plot; a novel can have a complicated plot. C. A short story does not have the five phases in a plot diagram; only a novel does. D. A short story’s characters face many small conflicts; a novel's characters deal only with large conflicts.
Solution
The main difference between a short story and a novel, apart from length, is the complexity of the plot. A short story normally does not have a complicated plot, while a novel can have a complicated plot. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.
Options A, C, and D are not necessarily true. A novel can employ a first-person point of view, a short story can have the five phases in a plot diagram, and characters in both short stories and novels can face both small and large conflicts.
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