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Elements of Literature

Elements of Literature. Literature is composed of several common elements. Elements. Setting Characters Conflict Plot Point of View Tone Mood. Setting. Where it takes place. Characters. Characters are the people in the story. Types of Characters. Flat Round Static Dynamic.

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Elements of Literature

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  1. Elements of Literature

  2. Literature is composed of several common elements.

  3. Elements • Setting • Characters • Conflict • Plot • Point of View • Tone • Mood

  4. Setting • Where it takes place

  5. Characters • Characters are the people in the story.

  6. Types of Characters • Flat • Round • Static • Dynamic

  7. Flat Characters • Are one dimensional. Good guy =Hero

  8. Round Characters • Have many sides to them • Good/Bad

  9. Static Characters • Never change

  10. Dynamic Characters • Change during the story • Main character

  11. Think • Name the four types of characters

  12. Superman Flat Santa Professor Snape Types of Characters Static Round Dynamic Edward, Bella

  13. Major Characters Fall into one of the three categories…

  14. Major Characters • Protagonist • Antagonist • Foil

  15. Protagonist • Main character

  16. Antagonist • Opposition of Protagonist

  17. Foil • Character who provides contrast to Protagonist

  18. PLOT • Sequence of events • Give Structure

  19. BasicSequence • Exposition • Rising Action • Climax • Falling Action • Resolution

  20. Plot Diagram

  21. Exposition • Beginning of the story • “Once upon a time”

  22. Rising Action • Sets up conflict • Builds tension

  23. Climax • Turning point • High Point

  24. Falling Action • Wrapping up story • Immediately after climax

  25. Resolution • Point of closure • Ending

  26. Think • Where does each part fit?

  27. Plot diagram Climax Falling Action Rising Action Resolution Exposition

  28. Wrap- up, after the climax • A. Rising Action • B. Falling Action • C. Climax • D. Exposition

  29. Beginning, once upon a time • A. Rising Action • B. Exposition • C. Climax • D. Falling Action

  30. High point, turning point • A. Climax • B. Ending • C. Beginning • D. Builds tension

  31. Sets up conflict, tension building • A. Falling action • B. Climax • C. Rising Action • D. Exposition

  32. Types of Conflict • Conflict is more than just a fight.

  33. Man vs. Man • Two humans in confrontation

  34. Man vs. Self • Internal conflict, struggle

  35. Man vs. Nature • Facing the elements or animals

  36. Man vs. Society • Going against social norms

  37. Theme • Central concept • Mystery, Science Fiction, Romance

  38. Point of View • Angle the story is being told from

  39. First person • As if you are telling a story

  40. Third Person Limited • Story told from an observer • See, Hear

  41. Third Person- Objective • Sees into the mind of a character

  42. Omniscient • Told by a person who knows everything about everyone in the story.

  43. An omniscient is NOT a character!

  44. Foreshadowing • Hints or clues on what’s to come

  45. Foreshadowing • Serves two purposes in a story

  46. Purpose one • Builds suspense • Keeps you reading

  47. Purpose Two • Makes narrator more believable

  48. Irony • Contrast between what appears true and what really is.

  49. Three Types of Irony • Verbal • Situational • Dramatic

  50. Verbal Irony • What is said vs. what is meant

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