Transcript Short Story Literary Elements - Lakeland Regional High School

Short Story Literary
Elements
Do-Now: (Free-Write)
As you write, try to focus on TONE
(your attitude towards the subject
matter)
AND
 IMAGERY- using visual, descriptive
language
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Elements of a Short Story
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Short story- A concise piece of fiction
containing elements such as:
- Setting
- Characters
- Point of View
- Theme
- Plot
- Figurative Language
Setting
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The time and place of a story’s action
Ex: The show Jersey Shore takes place in
Seaside Heights over the summer months
Includes ideas, customs, values, and beliefs.
Setting gives the reader a better
understanding of the characters and events
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YOUR TURN: Describe the setting of a popular
movie/TV show.
Characterization
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Direct: Writer/narrator makes direct statements
about a character’s personality or appearance
Indirect: We learn about character through
his/her thoughts, others’ opinions, words,
actions, and appearance (TOWAA)
Static Character: Remains the same throughout
the story from start to finish
Dynamic Character: Undergoes emotional
changes due to events in a story.
Hunger Games Reading Task
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1.What do you learn in the “EXPOSITION” of
the reading passage? (Setting/characters)
2. List THREE conflicts that are established
early in the novel (signaling the rising action)
3. Give an example of DIRECT
characterization of Prim
4. Find an example of INDIRECT
characterization of the cat, Buttercup
First-Person
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In first-person point of view:
the narrator is a character in the story,
referred to as “I”
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For example
Autobiographies
 Memoirs
 Narratives
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(Sometimes less “reliable” due to the one-sided
viewpoint)
Third-Person Limited
Point of View
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The narrator reveals the thoughts of
only one character (Your knowledge of
the characters is LIMITED)
Refers to that character as “he” or “she”
Narrator doesn’t tell us what other
characters are thinking or feeling
 Ex: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella
Third-Person Omniscient
Point of View
The narrator knows everything about
the story’s events and the character’s
inner thoughts and feelings
 This narrator is “all-knowing”
(Omni=everything)
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What is the “Point of View” in The
Hunger Games?
Theme
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Theme is the central idea or main message
that guides a story
Often reveals a perception of human nature
or life
Theme is like a moral of a fable
 Ex: Cinderella’s Theme
 Good always triumphs over evil
Imagery
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Vivid word choices that paint a mental
picture in your head
Relates to ALL senses: sight, sound, touch,
smell, taste
Ex: The warmth and crispness of the
chocolate chip cookies wafted through the
air
Hunger Games and Imagery
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Find THREE examples of imagery in the
reading selection of The Hunger Games.
Then indicate which SENSE it appeals to.
Make sure to QUOTE the phrase where the
imagery occurs and record the page #
Ex: “rough canvas cover of the mattress” (3)TOUCH
Mood
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The emotional quality or atmosphere of
a literary work. Includes writer’s choice
of language, subject matter, setting, and
tone
Ex: The mood of Poe’s “The Raven” is
dark and dreary
Conflict within Plot
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External Conflict: Between a character
and an outside force, such as another
character, nature, society, or fate.
Ex: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man
vs. Society, Man vs. Fate
Internal Conflict: Takes place within the
mind of a character who is torn between two
opposing forces or feelings
 Man vs. Self
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Internal or External Conflict?
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Student decides whether or not to do Ms.
Izzo’s homework assignment
Internal Conflict
Jill is not sure whether to confess about
seeing someone cheating in class
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Internal Conflict
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Soldier must fight an enemy on the battlefield
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External Conflict
Irony
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Verbal irony: When what is said is the
opposite of what is meant
Situational irony: An outcome that turns
out to be very different than what was once
expected
Dramatic irony: Dialogue or speech that
the audience/reader understands before the
other characters in the story do
Symbol/ Symbolism
An object, person, or thing that
represents an abstract thought or
idea.
 Ex: A rose is a symbol of love
 Ex: A snake is a symbol of evil/deceit
 What does the “Mockingjay”
symbolize in Hunger Games?
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Motif
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A commonly recurring symbol in a story
Ex: A horror movie might use a full
moon as a recurring symbol (motif)
that represents an evil deed
In “The Necklace”...explain the
following:
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1. Situational Irony:
2. Symbolism of “the necklace” at the start
of the story:
3. Symbolism of “the necklace” at the end
of the story:
4. Internal conflict for Madame Loisel:
Foreshadowing
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The early use of clues or hints to
prepare readers for events that will
happen later in a story.
Ex: Thunder & lightning foreshadows
bad weather/storm or a major conflict
in a story
Flashback
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A scene in a story that goes
back to an earlier period of
time
Gives the reader a broader
understanding of the present
action/plot
Extended Metaphor
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A comparison between two unalike things
that continues throughout a series of
sentences in a paragraph of a story or lines
in a poem
Ex: A description of nature in the spring
time in a book to describe a young person
Find an example for the following: (Choose
a movie or book to base your examples on)
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Symbol
Irony (indicate which type)
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Theme
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
Mood