Short story
Short story noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.
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Theme and short story are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theme" instead a noun phrase "Short story".
Theme
Theme noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).
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Short story and theme are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Short story" instead a noun "Theme".
Nearby Word: thematic
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- Short Story: Each issue has a fiction section relating to the theme of the month.
Source: Magazine / New Moon Magazine -
White Man's Burden: One of the main themes; the author of the original short story also coined the term in another of his works, and examining it was a big theme in Kipling's work generally.
Source: Film / The Man Who Would Be King - His short story Chaff and novels Diaspora, and Schild's Ladder all have variations on this theme.
Source: Heart Drive
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