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Literary Elements

Literary Elements. Bellringer (11/28/11). Welcome back! Have your library book on your desk. Character. character – person, animal, or other creature in a story. Character. protagonist – the main character or hero of a story.

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Literary Elements

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  1. Literary Elements

  2. Bellringer(11/28/11) • Welcome back! • Have your library book on your desk.

  3. Character • character – person, animal, or other creature in a story.

  4. Character • protagonist – the main character or hero of a story. • antagonist – the person standing in the way of the protagonist or villain

  5. Character • anti-hero – a protagonist that does not have the moral values or personality traits of a typical hero.

  6. Character • characterization – the process writers use to describe characters

  7. Characterization • round (dynamic) characters – interesting, complex, fully developed, growing • flat (static) characters – simple, undeveloped or stereotypical

  8. List character traits for a heroic warrior. List character traits for an evil ogre. Flat vs. RoundCharacters

  9. Round Character

  10. Characterization • Direct characterization – when an author tells you directly about the character’s personality • The patient boy and the quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.

  11. Characterization • Indirect characterization – when an author reveals a character’s personality through his or her actions or dialogue • can use Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, and Looks (STEAL) • “That Ed Johnson,” said Anderson, watching the old mechanic scratch his head in confusion as the sales rep explained Dralco’s newest engine performance diagnostic computer. “He hasn’t got a clue about modern electronics. Give him a good set of tools and a stack of yellowing manuals with a carburetor needing repair, and he’d be happy as a hungry frog in a fly-field.”

  12. Characterization • Use the STEAL method to identify indirect characteristics of the people in the photographs

  13. Assignment • Read “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes and think about how the author uses indirect characterization to describe Roger and Ms. Jones. • Draw a STEAL chart and identify indirect characteristics from the story that describe Roger.

  14. Characterization Assignment • 1. Choose two stock characters from the list below and list their common traits in two columns. • shushing old librarian • bully jock • bookish nerd • ditzy prom queen • wicked witch • lying politician • the “bad boy” celebrity • the angelic child • 2. Now draw an arrow from one column to the other, swapping the traits to make the characters rounded. • 3. Complete a STEAL chart for one of the characters. • 4. Write a short scene where the two characters meet for lunch. Use indirect characterization to help the reader learn who the characters are. *YOU MAY NOT USE DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION TO TELL ABOUT YOUR CHARACTERS. • 5. Trade papers. Draw a STEAL chart and identify the indirect characterization for one of your classmate’s main characters.

  15. Character #1’s Name

  16. Chronological order Flashback In the middle of things plot – the sequence of events in a story (what happens)

  17. Plot • exposition – background information at the beginning of a story • character • setting – the time and place of a story

  18. Plot • rising action – introduces and increases the major conflict in the story • conflict – the problem the main character faces • internal – within the character • external – forces outside the character

  19. Plot • climax – turning point of a story • will the character turn back or continue on?

  20. Plot • falling action – events or action that occurs after the climax

  21. Plot • resolution – the point at which the conflict is resolved

  22. Other Plot Elements • suspense – uncertainty that makes the reader want to know more • foreshadowing – clues left by the author about what will happen later • dramatic irony – when the reader knows something important that the character doesn’t • theme – the message/lesson of a story or poem.

  23. theme foreshadowing flashback conflict internal external rising action suspense Resolution Character Protagonist Antagonist characterization direct indirect plot dramatic irony climax exposition setting falling action point of view Literary Elements Quiz

  24. Point of View • point of view – the perspective of who is telling the story • first person • uses pronouns like I • narrator is a character in the story • more personal (feels like we are there) • second person • uses pronouns like you • the reader is the main character • more informal or persuasive • third person • uses pronouns he, she, and it • narrator is outside of the story • more objective (factual), formal

  25. Point of View • 3 types of third person • omniscient • “all-knowing”, God-like • tells what several characters think • limited • thoughts of only one character • Objective • Like a video camera • only tells the actions or words—what can be seen or heard—of the characters • narrator does not know their thoughts

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