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Edit Post #11193 Initial revision about 5 years ago
Question Should the opening of a short story mirror the ending?
When I was in school, my English teacher told me that a short story's beginning should mirror its ending, or at least the conclusion should in some way parallel the starting point of the story; but I was never told why. Is this a well accepted rule of thumb or is this just one type of writing style? ...
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