1ST NINE WEEKS C.A. REVIEW

Poe

ELEMENTS OF FICTION

SettingCharactersPlotThemeMoodSymbolismPoint of View

SETTING

The time and place of the story.

CHARACTERS

- People, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the story.

Protagonist- The main character in the story

Antagonist- The character against the protagonist

CHARACTER TYPES

Round Characters are multidimensional and fully developed for the reader

Flat Characters have only one specific trait, the reader

never knows anything more about the character

Dynamic Characters change their traits during the story

Static Characters do not change their traits

PLOT

the events in a story1.Exposition- The Beginning, Characters, Setting & Problem laid out2.Rising Action- Complications arise with the problem, The Plot Thickens!3.Climax- Highest point of interest/suspense, a.k.a. the Turning Point, the outcome is decided4.Resolution- The ending, loose ends are tied up, everything comes together

THEME

The message about life that author trying to express (moral) it is a statement, complete thought, not one word! “Love” is not a message, but “love heals all wounds” is a themeThey look like fortune cookie responses.

MOOD

The mood of a literary work is the feeling that a writer wants readers to have while reading. It’s the atmosphere that’s created.Writers can choose words, phrases, and images to create a whole range of moods - from anger, and sadness to excitement and fear.

SYMBOLISM

- objects may be a symbol for something else.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6472314/Symbolism-in-Literature

POINT OF VIEW

Point of View (POV)- Who is telling the story, three different types

First Person- Told by someone IN the story, uses “I” and “me”Third Person Limited- Told by a narrator, OUTSIDE the story, the narrator only knows thoughts of one character, uses the pronouns “he”, “she”, and “they”Third Person Omniscient- Told by a narrator OUTSIDE the story, the narrator knows