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Elements of LiteratureNotes
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Points of View
• 1st Person: the narrator is a character in the story; “I”
• 3rd Person: “all knowing”; the narrator is not a character in the story but views the event through the eyes of more than one character.
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Plot
• the sequence of events (what happened first, second, etc.)
Beginning Middle End
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Characters
• the people, or sometimes animals, that takes part in the events of the story
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Setting • the time and place of the action
in a literary work
• [The time includes the past, present, and future, as well as the year, season, and time of day.]
• [The place may be a specific country, region, community, building, or home.]
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Theme
• the central message, concern, or purpose of the work, moral of the story
• ** very rarely stated directly in the story• ** it is NOT a summary of the story’s plot
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Fiction
• prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
** Fiction = Fake
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Conflict
• a struggle between opposing forces
One of the most important elements because it causes actionThere are 2 categories of conflict: EXTERNAL and INTERNAL
1. External Conflict: one in which the character struggles against some outside force
• ex. man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society
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Conflict
2. Internal Conflict: one that takes place in the mind of a character; the character struggle to make a decision, take an action, or overcome a feeling
• ex. man vs. society, man vs. self
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Protagonist • the main character in a story
Antagonist • any force in a story that is in
conflict with the protagonist
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5 parts of a plot diagram:
(1) Exposition: reader meets the characters and finds out the setting
(2) Rising Action: most of the story takes place here; this includes the conflicts
(3) Climax: the high point of the story(4) Falling Action: action after the climax(5) Denouement: final resolution of the
conflict; conclusion
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5 parts of a plot diagram:
EXPOSITION
RISING
ACTION
CLIMAXFALLING ACTION
DENOUEMENT(Resolution)
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Literary Devices/Elements Inference: an educated guess based on evidence.(p.80) Foreshadowing: the use of clues to hint at events that will happen later in the story (p. 192)
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Symbolism: A person, place or object that suggests a deeper meaning than its literal meaning. ex. a rose is a symbol for love and beauty, heart = love
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Mood: The overall emotion created by a work of literature[Joyous (happy), Hopeless (sad), Sentimental, Ambitious]
Irony: A twist of fate, contradiction between what is expected and what really happens
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Imagery: Language that appeals to the senses, a word or
phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses. It is
used to describe how something looks, sounds, feels, tastes, and
smells (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
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Characterization: The way a writer reveals the personality of a character (i.e. looks, dresses, speaks, thoughts, behavior)
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Tone: The attitude a writer takes towards an audience, subject, or a character (i.e. light, humorous, serious, etc.)
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Figures of Speech Notes Simile: a comparison of 2 things using like or as
ex. Pretty as a picture; face like an angel
Metaphor: a comparison of 2 things not using like or as
ex. You’re an angel. She was a fox.
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Personification: giving human characteristics to
an inanimate object
ex. Disney characters; cartoon strips
Hyperbole: extreme exaggeration not meant to
be believedex. so hungry I could eat a horse; raining cats and dogs
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Alliteration: repetition of the same consonant
sound or group of soundsex. sailed on a silver ship; Peter Piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers; * tongue twisters
Onomatopoeia: words that imitate the natural
sound they are referring to
ex. buzz, hiss, clang, whisper, zoom, meow, slurp, Zoom
Zoom