Story Literary Elements

1. Story Literary Elements Some basics that every good story must have ….

2. Every story needs characters Animals People Or Creatures

3. The protagonist is the “good guy”

4. The antagonist is the “bad guy” or force

5. The time and place of the story is the setting

6. Plot The series of events and actions that take place in a story.

7. Plot Line Climax: The turning point. The most intense moment (either mentally or in action. Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax. Falling Action: all of the action which follows the Climax. Exposition: The start of the story. The way things are before the action starts. Resolution: The conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads.

8. The climax is the most exciting part!!

9. Great stories have a conflict Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Machine Man vs. Himself

10. A hint about what will happen next is called foreshadowing For example, if you hear the theme song of Jaws… Then you know someone’s about to get eaten!

11. The point of view is the perspective of the story “I was framed! I just wanted to borrow a cup of sugar!” “That rotten wolf tried to eat us!!!!”

12. First-Person Point of View • When a character narrates the story with I-me-my-mine in his or her speech. • The advantage of this point of view is that you get to hear the thoughts of the narrator and see the world depicted in the story through his or her eyes. • Remember that no narrator, like no human being, has complete self-knowledge or, for that matter, complete knowledge of anything. Therefore, the reader's role is to go beyond what the narrator says.

13. Second-Person Point of View • Author uses you and your, is rare; authors seldom speak directly to the reader. • When you encounter this point of view, pay attention. Why? The author has made a daring choice, probably with a specific purpose in mind. • Most times, second-person point of view draws the reader into the story, almost making the reader a participant in the action.

14. Third-person point of view • Is that of an outsider looking at the action. • The writer may choose third-person omniscient, in which the thoughts of every character are open to the reader, or third-person limited, in which the reader enters only one character's mind, either throughout the entire work or in a specific section. • Third-person limited differs from first-person because the author's voice, not the character's voice, is what you hear in the descriptive passages.

15. Symbolism A symbol represents an idea, quality, or concept larger than itself. Water may represent a new beginning. A Journey can symbolize life. Black can represent evil or death. A lion could be a symbol of courage.

16. Theme • The theme of a piece of fiction is its central idea (the message) the author conveys about life. • Every story can have more than one theme!

17. Theme - How to Identify Theme • Step 1 – Think about how the main character has changed in the course of the story and what the character has learned. • Step 2 – Think about the title of the story and its meaning. • Step 3 – Look for passages in the story that suggest something about real life.

18. Whether you’re the reader, or the writer, a great story includes all these literary elements!!! foreshadowing protagonist plot conflict symbolism climax characters setting antagonist point of view theme

19. http://spongebob-episodes.com/ Now let’s watch an episode of Sponge Bob Square Pants and chart the elements of fiction on the graphic organizer