Literary Elements

What is the plot?

• the time and geographic location within a narrative, either nonfiction or fiction

• the representation of persons in narrative and dramatic works

• the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence

• a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is static characterization?

• A character that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end

• A character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story

• A character that comes into conflict with other characters in believable ways, spurring character development

• A character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is tone?

• who is telling or narrating a story

• the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.

• refers to the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel.

• a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is characterization?

• the time and geographic location within a narrative, either nonfiction or fiction

• the representation of persons in narrative and dramatic works

• the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence

• a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is point of view?

• who is telling or narrating a story

• the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.

• refers to the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel.

• a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is theme?

• who is telling or narrating a story

• the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.

• refers to the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel.

• a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a round character?

• A character that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end

• A character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story

• A character that comes into conflict with other characters in believable ways, spurring character development

• A character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is conflict?

• the time and geographic location within a narrative, either nonfiction or fiction

• the representation of persons in narrative and dramatic works

• the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence

• a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is dynamic characterization?

• A character that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end

• A character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story

• A character that comes into conflict with other characters in believable ways, spurring character development

• A character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is style?

• the way in which the writer uses techniques (diction, syntax, grammar) for effect

• central topic, subject, or message within a narrative

• refers to the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel.

• a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3