Literary Elements #1 - Voice & Conflict

Choose the best example of character vs character conflict.

• Yourself vs your worries

• Diver vs Tsunami

• Scout vs Miss Caroline

• Charlie vs the Ghost in his house

Voice is best described as the _________________ an author, or speaker, has towards a person, place, or thing

• Perspective

• Diction

• Chicken nugget

• Tone

What is the definition of Character vs self?

• A struggle between one person and a larger group of people

• A struggle between one person and another person

• A struggle between one person and a specific force of nature

• A struggle that someone has to deal with on their own, because it's an internal conflict WITHIN themself

Which best describes tone?

• The way words are arranged in a sentence

• The words an author chooses to use

• An author's attitude towards what they are talking about

• Description and how it appeals to the 5 senses

Which is the best example of character vs society?

• Mrs. B vs Mr. Calderon

• Harry Styles vs Gender Norms

• McGregor vs Poirier

• Meredith Grey vs Addison Montgomery

What is the best definition of character vs society?

• a type of external conflict that occurs in literature when the protagonist is placed in opposition with society, the government, or a cultural tradition or societal norm of some kind.

• Conflict between a character and technology

• Internal conflict between a character and their own thoughts

What is the definition of diction?

• The meaning that an author's words have

• The attitude the author uses to get their point across

• The words an author chooses to use

Why is VOICE so important to the novel?

• It's written in the 1930s

• It is told from Scout's perspective, and she is a 6 year old girl who witness and learns about a lot of difficult things at a young age

• There are different points of views

• It talks about racism

What is external conflict?

• Conflict happening within one's self

• Struggles, or issues, happening between one person, or thing, and another person, place, thing, force, etc

• Combination of both internal and external conflicts