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Elements of Literature

Elements of Literature. Notes. 1. Title. The name of the book, article, story, etc. Examples: The Three Little Bears , or Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows . 2. Author. Person or people who wrote the book, article, story, etc. 3. Setting.

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Elements of Literature

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  1. Elements of Literature Notes

  2. 1. Title • The name of the book, article, story, etc. • Examples: The Three Little Bears, or Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows.

  3. 2. Author • Person or people who wrote the book, article, story, etc.

  4. 3. Setting Setting is time, place, and duration. It is in THREE parts: • Time: When does this book, story, etc. take place? Era? Year? 1st Snack?? • Place: Where does this book, story, etc. take place? Timbuktu? Puente Hills Mall? Belize? • Duration: How long does the entire book, story, etc. last? Three days? Ten minutes? A lifetime???

  5. 7. Characters People or animals (or objects that talk and have human characteristics) who take part in the story. • Protagonist: main character/s “The Good Guy/s(or Gal/s)” • Antagonist: supporting character (can be more than one) who is/are usually who is against the protagonist “The Bad Guy/s (or Gal/s).”

  6. 10. Plot The sequence of events in a story • Exposition: the beginning of the story that introduces the story, setting, and characters • Complication: the conflict or problem to be solved • Climax: the most exciting part, often when the story is at its worst • Resolution: the end of the story where the conflict is resolved and you find out what happens to all of the characters

  7. 15. Foreshadowing • A plot device when a writer hints at a future event in the story. Example: When a character’s traits help bring about an event or situation in a story. In a movie, music does a good job with this (think scary movies!).

  8. 16. Point of View The angle of narration used to tell the story. • First Person: narrated by the main character using the pronoun “I” • Third Person: narrated by a third person using pronouns “he” or “she” • Third Person Omniscient: narrated by a third person using pronouns “he” or “she” and the narrator can tell what all of the characters are thinking. Omni –ALL scient - KNOWING

  9. 20. Conflict The complication or problem in the story. • Man vs. Man: one character or group of characters vs. another character or group • Man vs. Self: a character battling a personal problem within themselves • Man vs. Nature: a character or group battling a force of nature • Man vs. Society: a character or group of characters challenging the rules of norms (what is normal for people to do) of society A STORY CAN CONTAIN MULTIPLE CONFLICTS!!!

  10. 25. Genre • A type or category of literature that is usually fiction yet occasionally nonfiction. Some examples include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, science fiction, fantasy/fantastic, historical fiction, historical nonfiction, romance, etc.

  11. 26. Mood • A feeling that a literary work conveys to readers…the overall feeling

  12. 27. Theme A message about life or human nature that is conveyed by a literary work. The main idea, lesson, piece of advice, or moral. A STORY CAN CONTAIN MULTIPLE THEMES!!!

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