Literary terms & elements 2H

Literary terms & elements 2H
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Literary terms & elements 2H

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A. The 5 literary elements of a story

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a. Character 
  • Often people or animals
  • To perform actions and speak dialogue
  • Who part of the story

  • Major characters - most important, dominate the story
  • Minor characters 

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Protagonist vs antagonist
  • Protagonist  - Main character 
Can you name a famous protagonist?
Can you think of a villain as a protagonist?

  • Antagonist - opponent of the main character. This doesn't have to be a villain. It can be someone who gets in the protagonist's way. 

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Static vs dynamic
Dynamic - changing and growing

Static  - do not change 
throughout story.


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Flat -  has one or two main traits (positive or negative)
Round - Different traits good and bad, more interesting
Stock - stereotypical character


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Static
Dynamic
Flat
Round
Stock

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Static
Dynamic
Flat
Round
Stock

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b. Setting - time and place
  • where and the when does the story take place
  • creates mood



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c. Plot
1. Expositions
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Falling action
5. Resolution

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Minions example
Minions have a goal to serve the most despicable master. Their rising action is
  their search for the best leader, the conflict being that they cannot keep one.
  Movie trailers encourage viewers to see the movie by showing the conflict but not
  the climax or resolution.

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Plots can vary but often fit a pattern...
  • Overcoming the monster ___________________  
  • From rags to riches _________________________
  • Voyage and return __________________________
  • The quest
  • Tragedy
  • Comedy
  • Rebirth

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d. Conflict
Challenge of problem that drives the action of the story. 



Internal vs external conflict -->

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Internal or external conflict?

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e. Theme
  • refers to the underlying insight, the moral or idea that the writer is expressing through the story
  • e.g. - The power of true love                        - Fate, which sometimes tears lovers apart and then                       joins them together
                -War

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a. Respect other’s property and have manners.
  b. Life and Death--it is a never-ending cycle.
  c. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; love can conquer all.
  d. Forbidden love; ridiculous fighting may end in tragedy.
  e. The importance of family and togetherness.
  f. Hard work and patience pays off in the end since the last house, which
  was built with bricks and took even longer to build, was not knocked down.
  g. Slow and steady wins the race.
  h. Be true to yourself; love will find its way if you believe.
  i. Don’t talk to strangers.

 1. Romeo and Juliet
  2. Lilo and Stitch
  3. Little Red Riding Hood
  4. The Three Little Pigs
  5. The Lion King
  6. Goldilocks and The Three Bears
  7. The Tortoise and the Hare
  8. Beauty and the Beast
  9. Cinderella

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Which senses do the following examples ‘talk’ to?
a, The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and
 varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape.
 b. The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly
 sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue.
 c. After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles.
 The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.

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6. Irony

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verbal irony or situational irony?
a. Telling a rude customer to “have a nice day” 
b. Describing someone who says foolish things a “genius” 
c. Sending a Christmas card to someone who is Jewish. 
d. A police station being burglarized. 

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7. Tone
  • refers to the “feel” of a piece of writing
  • the style” or “voice” in writing
  • Examples - Nostalgic / regretful / joyful / envious / persuasive / dry / playful / assertive / pessimistic / sympathetic / ironic / conflicted / fearful / nervous / …

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How would you describe the of tone in the following famous movie lines?
 a. “Go ahead, make my day.” Sudden Impact 
 b. That is so fetch.” Mean Girls 
 c. There’s no place like home.” The Wizard of Oz 
 d. Just keep swimming.” Finding Nemo 

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8. Symbolism
A symbol is something that stands for or suggests something else; it represents something beyond literal meaning.

Everyday words, objects, and even concepts often have more than a single meaning. 

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9. Motif
  • symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story 
  • strengthen a story by adding images and ideas to the theme present throughout the narrative
  • What is the motif in this short film? 

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Themes vs motifs
Themes are overarching, central ideas in stories. Motifs serve to emphasize themes with specific images and symbols throughout the story.


 


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10. Hyperbole
  • a figure of speech in which an author or speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme 
  • often used in creative writing just to make a description more amusing or creative

She had a brain the size of the planet.
I could eat a horse. 

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Explain the hyperbole in the following sentences
1. He called me a thousand times today.
2. It took him forever to learn Spanish.
3. We have enough food to feed an army.
4. Ron could move mountains for a slice of pizza.

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