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The Basics of Understanding Literature
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The Very BasicsFiction
Any writing or story that is made upOpposite of…nonfiction
Short StoryBrief fiction work.Only one or two main ideas usually.
NovelLonger fiction work with more complex eventsMore people, actions, and main ideas
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CharactersCharactersPeople who take part in the story!!
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Main Main CharactersCharacters
Characters who the events of the story center
around.
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Minor Minor CharactersCharacters
Less important characters.
The story does not revolve
around them.
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ProtagonistThe “good guy.” The leading character in a particular story.
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AntagonistThe “bad guy.” The character who strives against the protagonist.
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Setting
Time and place events occur in story.
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Point of ViewThe view point of the story.
1st person – words like “I,” “you,” and “me.”3rd person – words like “he,” “she,” and “they.”All-knowing (omniscient) narrator – the
narrator can see into the thoughts of more than one character. They “know all.”
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PlotChain of related event that make up the story.
Plot centers on at least one major problem or conflict.
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ConflictThe major problem in a story.
Internal person vs. self
External person vs. person person vs. society person vs. nature
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The Plot Diagram 3.
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#1 - Exposition
1.
Background information a reader needs to know.
Can be about characters, setting, conflict, etc.
Continues throughout the story. Not just at the beginning.
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#2 Rising ActionWhen the chain of
events becomes more complex
Creates desire to know what comes next. 2.
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#3 - Climax
3.
Peak of story’s intensity
Most exciting partOften involves an
important event or decision.
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#4 – Falling ActionThe events describing the results of the climax
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#5 - Resolution
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Tells how the story ends
Not all stories have a resolution!!
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ThemeMain idea or message an author wishes to
shareThe “moral” of the storyNovels often have more than one themeRarely stated directly. The reader has to
interpret.
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ToneThe mood of the storySet by word choiceExamples:
The dark, gloomy house loomed over our heads in dreary silence.
Each fabulous moment is thrilling and exciting!
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StyleHow a writer expresses himself or herself.Their writing personality
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IronySituational irony – where an event occurs which
is unexpected because it is the exact opposite of what we thought would happen.
Example: I love chocolate. I love it so much. Any time I get a
chance to eat chocolate I will. I have posters of chocolate everywhere in my room. My freezer is full of chocolate ice cream. I eat about 5 pounds of chocolate a day.
I went to a party, and the host asked me if I wanted chocolate or vanilla ice cream.
I chose vanilla.
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ImageryWords or phrases that appeal to the sensesMake a picture in your mindExamples:
Sight – “big, blue eyes like the ocean”Sound – “a thundering boom filled the room”Touch – “The puppy’s fur was soft and fluffy.”Taste – “The hot, spicy sauce burned my
tongue.”Smell – “The putrid odor of the rancid meat
made me gag.”