Transcript “The Possibility of Evil” Literary Elements

“The Possibility of Evil”
Literary Elements
Characterization
Characterization = the way a writer develops a
character’s personality and traits.
Writers use four methods in developing
characters:
- Description of physical appearance
- What the character says/does
- What other characters say about that character
- Narrator directly tells you about the character.
• “Miss Strangeworth hated sloppiness” (Jackson 176).
Foreshadowing
The author gives little clues about what is
going to happen in the story.
Often, when you re-read a story, the
foreshadowing is more apparent.
People in town act strange, Mrs.
Strangeworth drops a letter
Setting/Mood
Setting: where/when the story takes place
Small town – “Pleasant Street”
Mood: the atmosphere/emotions a story
evokes
Often, the setting can affect the mood, such
as when a scary movie is set at night and in
the rain, or a love story is set in spring.
Mood of this story?