Worksheet
Short Story Analysis Worksheet
Title of short story The Zebra Storyteller
Author’s Name Spencer Holst
Year of Publication Unknown
Physical: Place & Time Most probably in Africa
(include clues which help
you determine this)
Setting
Social Context
(include clues which help
you determine this)
Characters & character
type
(Round/flat
/static/dynamic/
stereotypical/anti-hero/etc.
Main character
Direct characterizations
(Which direct
characterizations can you
locate in the story?)
Indirect characterizations
(Which indirect
characterizations can you
locate in the story?)
Plot (max. 10 sentences)
Indicate the five stages of
Freytag’s pyramid in the plot of
this story. If stages are missing,
list this. Keep in mind Plot (cont.)
that some stages may be in a
different order, be missing, or be
present more than once.
Short Story Analysis Worksheet
Title of short story The Zebra Storyteller
Author’s Name Spencer Holst
Year of Publication Unknown
Physical: Place & Time Most probably in Africa
(include clues which help
you determine this)
Setting
Social Context
(include clues which help
you determine this)
Characters & character
type
(Round/flat
/static/dynamic/
stereotypical/anti-hero/etc.
Main character
Direct characterizations
(Which direct
characterizations can you
locate in the story?)
Indirect characterizations
(Which indirect
characterizations can you
locate in the story?)
Plot (max. 10 sentences)
Indicate the five stages of
Freytag’s pyramid in the plot of
this story. If stages are missing,
list this. Keep in mind Plot (cont.)
that some stages may be in a
different order, be missing, or be
present more than once.
