literary elements theme
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Literary Elements
Story GrammarStory GrammarSettingCharactersPlot ClimaxThemeResolutionDenouement
SettingSettingSettingSetting
Details that describe:Details that describe:FurnitureFurnitureScenerySceneryCustomsCustomsTransportationTransportationClothingClothingDialectsDialectsWeatherWeatherTime of dayTime of dayTime of yearTime of year
Time and place are where the Time and place are where the action occursaction occurs
Elements of a SettingElements of a Setting
Setting
Place
Atmosphere
Time
History
EraLife
Mood
Weather
Feelings
WordChoice
Location
Physical
Day
Use as activator to activate prior knowledge. Write the web on the board or overhead and students create one at their seats. Then as class share and fill in.
The Functions of a The Functions of a SettingSetting
To create a mood or atmosphere
To show a reader a different way of life
To make action seem more real
To be the source of conflict or struggle
To symbolize an idea
Types of CharactersTypes of Characters
People or animalsMajor charactersMinor charactersRound charactersFlat characters
CharacterizationCharacterization
A writer reveals what a character is like and A writer reveals what a character is like and how the character changes throughout the how the character changes throughout the story.story.
Two primary methods of characterization:Two primary methods of characterization:Direct-Direct- writer tells what the character is like writer tells what the character is likeIndirectIndirect-- writer shows what a character is like writer shows what a character is like
by describing what the character looks like, by by describing what the character looks like, by telling what the character says and does, and by telling what the character says and does, and by what other characters say about and do in what other characters say about and do in response to the character.response to the character.
Elements of CharacterElements of Character
Character
Main
Flat
Minor
Not Fully Developed
FriendsRelativesFully
Developed
Protagonist
AntagonistCo-Main
Enemy
Factors in Analyzing Factors in Analyzing CharactersCharacters
Physical appearance of characterPersonalityBackground/personal historyMotivationRelationshipsConflictDoes character change?
PlotPlot
Plot is what happens and how Plot is what happens and how it happens in a narrative. A it happens in a narrative. A narrative is any work that tells narrative is any work that tells a story, such as a short story, a a story, such as a short story, a novel, a drama, or a narrative novel, a drama, or a narrative poem.poem.
Parts of a PlotParts of a Plot
Inciting incident – event that gives rise to conflict (opening situation)
Development- events that occur as result of central conflict (rising action)
Climax- highest point of interest or suspense of story
Resolution- when conflict endsDenouement- when characters go back to
their life before the conflict
Diagram of PlotDiagram of Plot
Inciting incident/Opening situation
Introduction
Dev
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Ris
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Act
ion
Climax
Resolution
Denouement
Special Techniques of Special Techniques of PlotPlot
Suspense- excitement or tensionForeshadowing- hint or clue about what
will happen in storyFlashback- interrupts the normal sequence
of events to tell about something that happened in the past
Surprise Ending- conclusion that reader does not expect
ConflictConflict
Conflict is a struggle between opposing forcesConflict is a struggle between opposing forcesEvery plot must contain some kind of conflictEvery plot must contain some kind of conflictStories can have more than one conflictStories can have more than one conflictConflicts can be external or internalConflicts can be external or internal
External conflictExternal conflict- outside force may be person, - outside force may be person, group, animal, nature, or a nonhuman obstaclegroup, animal, nature, or a nonhuman obstacle
Internal conflictInternal conflict- takes place in a character’s mind- takes place in a character’s mind
ThemeThemeA central message, concern, or insight
into life expressed through a literary work
Can be expressed by one or two sentence statement about human beings or about life
May be stated directly or impliedInterpretation uncovers the theme
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