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Literary Elements

Literary Elements. Why reading can be fun!. Plot Elements. What is a story made of? . Plot Map. climax. f alling action. rising action . exposition. resolution. Exposition . Is the introduction of the story . There are 3 main elements included in the exposition: Characters

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Literary Elements

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  1. Literary Elements Why reading can be fun!

  2. Plot Elements What is a story made of?

  3. Plot Map climax falling action rising action exposition resolution

  4. Exposition • Is the introduction of the story. • There are 3 main elements included in the exposition: • Characters • Setting • Conflict

  5. Exposition • Characters: • There is always a ‘protagonist’ and an ‘antagonist’. • Protagonist: • Person who is the main character • Usually has a ‘cause’ • Could be deemed ‘the good guy’ • Is usually dynamic (change during the story)

  6. Exposition • Characters: • Antagonist: • Person who is opposite of the Protagonist • Causes problems for the Protagonist • Could be considered the ‘bad guy’ • Is usually static (doesn’t change during the story)

  7. Exposition • Setting: • Iswhere and when a story takes place. • Like a personal narrative, this might not be explicitly written, so the reader has to infer where and when, based on what was read.

  8. Exposition • Conflict: • Is the main problem in the story. • Always involves the Protagonist and usually Antagonist. • Often, more than one kind of conflict can take place at the same time. • Conflict creates understanding of a character and creates interest in a story.

  9. Exposition • Conflict: • There are 4 different types of conflict: • Man vs. Self • Man vs. Man • Man vs. Society • Man vs. Nature

  10. Exposition • Conflict: • Man vs. Self • Internal conflict (inside) • Is a good test of a character’s personality • How a character deals with internal conflict is a good clue to that character’s inner strength.

  11. Exposition • Conflict: • Man vs. Self • Example: • A guy has to decide whether to fight someone else, or to walk away. • A girl has to decide whether or not to ditch class. • A student has to decide between getting a job over the summer, or taking summer classes.

  12. Exposition • Conflict: • Man vs. Man • Conflict that pits one person against the other. • Probably the most popular conflict in literature.

  13. Exposition • Conflict: • Man vs. Man • Example: • Spiderman vs. The Green Goblin • Popeye vs. Bluto

  14. Exposition • Conflict: • Man vs. Society • Society’s values and customs are being challenged by someone. • A character may come to an untimely end as a result of his or her own beliefs. • A character may convince others of his or her beliefs, or it may be decided in the end, that society was right after all.

  15. Exposition • Conflict: • Man vs. Society • Example: • A guy who fights against ‘Ladies Night’ because he felt it is discriminatory. • Anyone trying to overturn a huge organization like the government.

  16. Exposition • Conflict: • Man vs. Nature • A run-in with the forces of nature. • Shows the insignificance of human life against ‘big picture’ (universe). • Also tests the limits of a person’s strength and will to live.

  17. Exposition • Conflict: • Man vs. Nature • Example: • Anything humans can not control • Tornadoes • Hurricanes • Fire • Lightening

  18. Rising Action • Are the events occurring in a story that build up, or ‘rise’ to a certain point. • These events mainly consist of: • complications • Which are events that intensify, or make the conflict worse.

  19. Climax • the ‘turning point’ or the most exciting partof the story. • The story starts to change, or turn around here • is what the rising action is leading up to.

  20. Example: Definition: Theme Visual: Non-Example:

  21. Theme • Is the author’s message about life that he/she is trying to tell the reader through his/her story. • Is NOT the subject of the story. • The subject is what the story is about, or the topic.

  22. Theme • A theme makes a statement about that topic. • Ex: a story could be about a kid with bad grades and works to pass his classes, BUT the theme could be the idea that people have to work hard for what they want.

  23. theme • Examples of Theme: • Forrest Gump – life is unpredictable • Finding Nemo – never underestimate yourself • The Grasshopper and the Ants – don’t procrastinate

  24. theme • Examples of Theme: • Think/Pair/Share • Think of what could be the theme of each of these stories, Pair up with a partner, Share your idea with him/her

  25. theme • A Christmas Carol • money shouldn’t control lives • Cinderella • good things come to those who wait • The Ugly Duckling • Don’t judge a book by its cover

  26. What it is: Definition: Foreshadow Visual: What it is NOT:

  27. What it is: Definition: a literary technique used to provide clues about what will happen later in the story. Foreshadow Visual: What it is NOT:

  28. What it is: -Predicting - Hints Definition: a literary technique used to provide clues about what will happen later in the story. Foreshadow Visual: What it is NOT:

  29. What it is: -Predicting Definition: a literary technique used to provide clues about what will happen later in the story. Foreshadow Visual: What it is NOT: - Knowing

  30. Foreshadow • Let’s think . . . • Where have we seen examples of foreshadowing in “The Most Dangerous Game?”

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