CA II

SLOAN

PLOT• The main events of the

story--what happens!!• EXPOSITION-initial

information• RISING ACTION-conflicts

develop• CLIMAX-the highest

emotional point of the story• FALLING ACTION-it all

falls together• RESOLUTION-tying up

the loose ends.

THEME

• The message of the literature

• Sometimes it is a lesson learned

• Sometimes it is an overall theme--such as love

• Can usually be stated in ONE sentence!

SETTING

• Setting is the where of the story

• Setting is also the when of the story

• Time and Place

CHARACTERS

• Characters are the people, animals, etc that drive the action

• Static characters don’t change

• Dynamic characters change and grow throughout the story

• Flat characters are one-dimensional--no depth

• Round characters are well-developed.

CONFLICT

• Two types of conflict• INTERNAL--person vs.

self--all conflict inside one character

• EXTERNAL--• Person vs. person• Person vs. nature• Person vs. fate• Person vs. society• Person vs. machine

POINT OF VIEW

• From what viewpoint the story is told

• First person-the narrator is a character involved in the story--”I”

• Third person limited--the narrator is outside of the events--watching and reporting-does not know the thoughts of the characters

• Third person omniscient-knows the thoughts of one or more characters.

ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS…

• TONE--the author’s emotional view of the events and characters

• WORD CHOICE--denotation--dictionary definition--connotation--the emotional impact of the word--negative, positive or neutral

• FORESHADOWING-hints about what is to happen

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