Transcript Solve this RIDDLE!!

Solve this RIDDLE!!
A boy is hurt in a bicycle accident. The
ambulance driver rushes the boy to a hospital
and calls the child’s father, Dr. Smith. Dr.
Smith meets the ambulance at the emergency
room and becomes hysterical when he sees
his injured son. In the operating room, where
the boy is taken for surgery, Dr. Smith gazes
into the boy’s face, then says, “I’m glad this is
not my son.” What’s going on??
What makes a good mystery?
5 Characteristics of a Good Story:
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Characters – universal and unique
Plot – Interesting, page-turner
Theme – statement of meaning
Spectacle – something happening (in a mystery,
usually the murder)
• Language – words that are used are compelling
Characterization
Major characters
– Protagonist
– Antagonist
– Foil
Minor characters
Usually flat or two-dimensional, STATIC
Plot
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Exposition –
Inciting Force -Conflict -Rising Action --
the introductory material that tells the setting, characters; sets mood and tone
the event or character that triggers the conflict
the essence of fiction; creates plot. There are 4 kinds.
events that build from the conflict; begins with inciting force and ends
with climax
• Climax --
is result of a crisis; it is the high point of story for reader, the main character gets
information from which he/she has to make a crucial decision
• Falling Action -• Resolution (Denouement) –
the events after the climax which close the story
the ending
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concludes the action
Point of View
• First Person --
the narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only his/her
thoughts and feelings. He can’t tell us the thoughts of other characters.
• Third-person Objective --
Narrator is an outsider who reports only what
he/she sees or hears. He can’t tell us the thoughts of other characters.
• Third-person Limited --
Narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of
one of the characters.
• Omniscient -one of the characters.
Narrator is an all-knowing narrator who can enter the minds of more than
Theme
• The main idea or underlying meaning of a
literary work.
– are expressed and emphasized by the way
the author makes us feel.
– are presented in thoughts and conversations.
– are suggested through the characters.
– the actions or events are used to suggest
themes.
Spectacle
• The physical action of a story – usually the
murder in a mystery.
– For example, a sword fight, a major
confrontation, a court-room scene, etc.
Language
• Imagery –
Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in
terms of the senses. “The bruise on her arm was purple and blue, and warm to the touch.
• Figurative Language
– Simile: “The moon hung like a light bulb in the sky.”
– Metaphor: “Students are sailors on a journey.”
– Alliteration: “Mike’s mean mother meant well.”
– Personification: “Your homework will rise up and bite you if you put it off.”
– Onomatopoeia: “moo, quack, bleet, baa-baa”
– Hyperbole: “I’ve told you a billion times to clean your room!”
Tone/Mood/Symbolism
• Tone –
The author’s attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject. Some possible attitudes are
pessimism, optimism, earnestness, seriousness, bitterness, humorous, and joyful.
• Mood –
the climate of feeling in a literary work. The choice of setting, objects, details, images, and
words all contribute towards creating a specific mood. For example, an author may create a mood of mystery
around a character or setting but may treat that character or setting in an ironic, serious, or humorous tone.
• Symbolism --
a person, place, or thing that has a meaning in itself but suggests other
meanings that relate to work’s theme