Name: Date: #: English Period: LITERARY ELEMENTS NOTES -Literary elements are elements that make up a (characters, characterization, conflict, setting, theme, symbolism, point of view, mood, tone, and plot) CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION CHARACTERS -Characters are or who take part in the of a story. Types of characters: characters, characters, and Characters o : / character Most character in a story, poem, or play of the story revolves around the o : character or that opposes the protagonist o Other Major Characters Can provide a of a story Can have their own within a story Characters o Characters who take place in the but are not the of attention; they have a role Extras o Novels and movies need extra characters to a Extra characters become part of the ; therefore, we don t mention them when discussing in a novel Static characters: characters that from the story s inception to its
Dynamic characters: characters that undergo over the course of a story as a of their o Most are dynamic CHARACTERIZATION Characterization: the ways in which an author the of characters to his/her Direct characterization - the audience what the of the character is o EX: The patient boy and quiet girls were both well-mannered and did not disobey their mother. o Explanation: The author is telling the audience the of these two children. The boy is and the girl is. The author is using to describe the character. Indirect characterization a method of characterization that requires the reader to - facts about a character s. o Indirect characterization includes: S - what does the character? How does the character? T - What is through the character s thoughts/feelings? E on others toward the character: What is revealed through the character s on other? How do other characters or in to the character? A - What does the character? How does the character? L - What does the character like? How does the character? The author is using to detail the character
MORAL, THEME, AND MAIN IDEA -Moral The expressed in a story. and are specifically designed to a specific, which often appears in a single statement at the. -Theme The that an author in a piece of literature. Sometimes theme is, while other times the reader must about a work in order to identify theme. In most stories, theme is. It is stated through a character s or, or through a sequence of. Theme is found is short stories, poems, novels, movies, television programs, and songs! There can be theme in a piece of litereature. -Main Idea The idea about a passage or text. The main idea is closely related to the of a passage and may be stated in a, especially in shorter passages or paragraphs. May be stated or Find the main idea by thinking about the o They often answer the questions:,,,,, -THEME IS NOT The of a story s The same as a
SYMBOLISM -Symbol something that stands for something. May be a,,, or action. It may stand for an idea,,, or attitude. A symbol keeps its own while also for. In literature, things aren t always what they. The symbolism of colors o Yellow joy, happiness,, hope,, summer,,, hazard and o White purity,, cleanliness,, innocence,, winter, marriage (Western cultures), (Eastern cultures), cold, clinical o Red -, energy,, love, desire, strength,, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood,, violence, all things and o Purple - and o Black -, sophistication,, mystery, fear,, unhappiness, depth, sadness,, death (Western cultures) Symbolism in literature is used to writing Symbolism can take many forms including: o Characters,, actions, events that have deeper meaning in a story,, allegories SYMBOLISM IN LITERATURE -Metaphors as Symbolism Compares two things; says one thing is Example: Love is a jewel. This is symbolic because it suggests that is and. Example: He is a rock. This is symbolic because it suggest that he is and. -Symbolism in literature can give a literary work more and and can make the of the work. Examples:
Figures of speech (object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its meaning) Actions of characters, word, action, or event that have a meaning in the context of the whole story. -Allegory as Symbolism Allegory extended use of symbolism and o A story, a, or even a whole book can be an and the symbolism will permeate throughout. CONFLICT -Conflict The single most element of a short story; without some sort of, a story has little to the reader A between forces Every story has a conflict; it shows up in the inciting incident of plot mountain (we will learn more about this later) Stories can also have conflicts -Two categories of conflict: Internal Conflict o Character vs. - a conflict in which the main character is at odds with an, such as fear, shyness, or guilt External Conflict one in which a character against some o Character vs. - the main has a problem with another o Character vs. - the main character must against a or natural disaster o Character vs. - the main character faces a problem with a part or the whole of society (e.g.,, tradition, ) o Character vs. - the main character struggles with a that seems beyond the character s o Character vs. - the main character struggles with a that is not of the
FORESHADOWING, FLASHBACK, AND MOOD -Foreshadowing the use of early in a story to give about events that will happen -Flashback the technique authors use to readers about an that happened the current action of the story Must be Must be by something -Mood the the author creates for the reader How the reader Created by the author through writing ( ) Can also be created in and when listening to Point of View -Author person who a story -Narrator the or who is the story -Point of View the of the story s narrator; stories can be told from points of view First Person POV the narrator is a in the story who can reveal only and and what he or she and is by other characters. o He/she cannot tell us of other o Pronouns: Third Person POV the narrator is a character in the story. o He/she tells the story from the o Pronouns: Third Person Limited the narrator is an who sees into the of of the o One meaning to Third Person Omniscient the narrator is an who can enter the of than one of the characters o Omniscient meaning