bi (literary elements)

8/12/2019 BI (Literary Elements)

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Teoh Mee

Ying WongPooi Man

Yap Pei

WoonWong Leh

Ying


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A character is a person or an

animal that takes part in the

action of a literary work.

Example: Madame Mathilde

Loisel


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The Antagonist is a character orforce in conflict with main

character. Example: Patriarchal society. Its

the mans world that forces her

to live in the middle classwomans life that bores her todeath.


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The Protagonist is the

main character in aliterary work.

Example: MadameMathilde Loisel


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Words or phrases that appeal to one

or more of the five senses. Writers

use imagery to describe how theirsubjects look, sound, feel, taste, and

smell.

Example: The necklace is a symbol of

wealth flashy, but false. It is the

object of Mathildesmad desire.


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Plot is what

happens and how it

happens in anarrative.


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Madame Loisel wasdissatisfied with her life and

home.

She was unhappy because she

only married a clerk.

She wanted to be rich.


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Rising Action

Her husband was a simple man.

He received an invitation to a

grand party given by the Ministerof Public Instruction.

Instead of being happy, she criedbecause she had no suitable

gown and jewellery to wear.


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She borrowed her formerschoolmatesnecklace.

At the grand party,

Madame Loisel was

prettier than any other

women.


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However, when she

reached home, shediscovered that the

necklace was missing.


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They searched in every

jewellery shop for asimilar necklace.

After that, they were

forced to live in poverty.


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Due to the debt, she looks very oldand no longer dreams a life of luxury.

After 10 years, she meets her formerschool friend and informs her of her

poverty due to the loss of the

necklace.

Madame Loisel is then told that the

necklace was an imitation.


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It is a struggle between

opposing forces.

Example: Mathilde alwayswanted more than what she

had. Nothing ever superiorenough for her.


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The use of hints or clues to suggest

what will happen later in the story.

Example: The dissatisfaction ofMadame Loisel with her life as the

wife of a clerk in the Ministry of

Education sets the tone for what the

remainder of her life will become .


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It is the contrast between what is

expected or what appears to be

and what actually is.

Example: When Mathilde is told

that the necklace she worked sohard to replace was made out of

paste.


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The way the author allows you to

see and hear whats going

on.

Example: Third person point of

view: The characters thoughtsand feelings are revealed by the

narrator.


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Time and place where the action occurs.

Example: Time: 19thcentury

Place: Ru des Martyrs, Paris

A small shabby flat in which the

Mathilde live before losing the necklace.


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A central message, concern, or insight into life

expressed through a literary work.

Example: Material possessions equals

happiness. Mathilde is an unhappy woman

who wants so much to be rich and admired.

She believes that wealth will make her happy.

But in the end, it only brought her poverty,hardship and sadness.


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The authors attitude, stated or

implied, toward a subject.

Example: Sympathetic. The

narrator recognizes Mathildes

courage in giving up her way oflife to live in poverty in order to

repay the loans.


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Symbolism A person, place or object which has a

meaning in itself but suggests other

meanings as well. Anything thatsuggests a meaning beyond the

obvious.

Example: The necklace- beautiful but

worthless, represents the power of

perception and reality.


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It involves an implied comparison

between two relatively unlike things.

The comparison is not announced bylike or as.

Example: The illusion that goodness

and integrity, respect and status in

society rely upon wealth and

material possessions.


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It gives the qualities of a person

to an animal, an object, or an

idea.

Example: The flowers wave in the

breeze. This is personificationcause the flowers are waving.


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It involves a direct comparison

between two unlike things,

usually with the words like or as.

Example: Her necklace looked

LIKE a river of diamonds in thecandlelight.


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Moral Values Happiness does not depend

only on wealth and position.

Hardships can help to make us

strong.

Honesty has it own reward.

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