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Literary Elements and Devices!

Literary Elements and Devices!. ARMT/SAT 10 Practice. Symbol / Symbolism. -a person, place, thing, or event that has its own meaning and stands for something beyond itself as well. Example: a lion Literal- an animal Symbolic- courage and nobility. Main Idea. Supporting Details.

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Literary Elements and Devices!

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  1. Literary Elements and Devices! ARMT/SAT 10 Practice

  2. Symbol/Symbolism -a person, place, thing, or event that has its own meaning and stands for something beyond itself as well. Example: a lion Literal- an animal Symbolic- courage and nobility

  3. Main Idea Supporting Details Details that support the main idea. The details point to the main idea! Supporting details may be in the form of facts, examples, basic details, and other types of information that support or back up the main idea. What the text is about! Consider the topic of the text, but remember, the main idea is stated in a sentence. Look at what all of the details have in common. May be implied or already stated in the text.

  4. Foreshadowing Flashback -a scene or event that happened before the story began. Flashback is often presented as a memory or a dream or as dialogue between two of the characters. Example : In Batman, Bruce Wayne remembers how his parents were killed by a robber in the street. This scene helps to explain his motivation to punish criminals and protect the innocent citizens of Gotham. -hints that the author gives so the reader can predict how things might happen later in the story. Example: In Cinderella, the fairy godmother warns Cinderella that her magic will wear off at the stroke of midnight. This warning hints that Cinderella will stay out too late and will have to race the clock.

  5. Setting The time and place in which the events of a story occur. • Historical moment is a part of setting. It refers to the historical backdrop of the setting. Example: Chicago, late 1800s

  6. Plot Plot Diagram 1. Exposition/Introduction Beginning of the story. Characters, setting, conflicts, etc. introduced. 2. Rising Action The events that lead up to the climax. 3. Climax Highest point of action. 4. Falling Action Easing of pressure on the main character(s). Things BEGIN returning to normal. 5. Conclusion/Resolution Story ends or is resolved. 3 4 5 2 1

  7. Conflict • Internal Conflict Character v. Self Example: A character has to make a tough, moral decision. • External Conflict Character v. Character (Ex: Physical/Non physical fight) Character v. Society (Ex: Character does not fit society’s “mold.”) Character v. Nature (Ex: A character must survive being stranded on a deserted island, battling Mother Nature along the way.)

  8. TONE MOOD Mood is the overall emotion created by a work of literature. Consider how the author’s tone affects the way you FEEL while reading the text. That’s mood! • Tone is the expression of the author’s attitude toward his/her audience and subject matter. • Consider both WHAT the author says and HOW he/she says it. RIGHT! Right? Right.

  9. Personification -describes an inanimate object giving it human characteristics. Example: The flower turned its gaze toward the sun.

  10. Comparisons Simile Compares two things using like, as, than, or resembles. Example: The thick woods were likeprison walls. Metaphor Compares one thing to something quite unlike it. Example: The windis a rake.

  11. Alliteration -the repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Example: Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy. What is the alliteration in the following sentence? Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in sand.

  12. Point of View • First Person: The narrator and the main character are the same person. (I ran down the stairs as quickly as I could.) • Second Person: The reader is addressed as “you” as if he/she is an active character in the book. (So you’re walking down the street when…) • Third Person: Narrator moves unseen among the characters. *Omniscient – All-knowing *Limited – centers only on one character. *Objective – “The camera’s eye”…can only narrate on what’s seen, not what’s going on in the characters’ minds. **From sentence to sentence, point of viewmust remain consistent!**

  13. Theme • the underlying meaning or point of a work of literature. • It is the idea about life that is revealed through some aspect of the story. • Themes will be stated in complete sentences.

  14. Irony the contrast between expectation and reality… …between what is said (verbal) “Oh, I absolutely love that hat. Are those real grapes?” …between what is expected to happen and what actually does (situational) A soldier survives many grueling battles abroad only to be run over by an ice cream truck back home. …between what a character thinks to be true and what a audience knows (dramatic) A play’s hero thinks her son is dead, but the audience knows that her son is still alive.

  15. Pun • the usually humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications. Example: I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.

  16. For you!! This PowerPoint is on my webpage. You will need to study these notes for Wednesday’s test. You will also benefit from studying these notes for Thursday’s 9 weeks exam.  Good luck!

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