Elements

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It is the time and place of the action of a story. It is the background against which the events happen. It is the world created by the writer of the story.

SETTING

It includes descriptions of the customs, clothing, scenery, weather, geography, buildings, rooms, furniture and means of transportation.

SETTING

It refers to a person or animal who takes part in the action of a work of literature. The thoughts and actions of characters are important to the development of the story

CHARACTER

is the method used by the writer to reveal the personality of the character/s

Characterization

It is the sequence of events in a story, the writer’s plan for what happens, when and to whom. It is composed of the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and the resolution

PLOT

moves with the natural sequence of events

Linear Plot

is a kind of plot where linear development of the story merges with an interruption in the chronological order to show an event that happened in the past

Circular Plot

is a kind of plot where the story commences in the middle part of the action.

En Medias Res

It is a struggle between two people or things in a short story. The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict.

CONFLICT

_ is the struggle with a force outside one’s self

External

_ struggle refers to conflict with one’s self; a person must make some decision, overcome pain, quiet their temper or resist and urge

Internal

It refers to how the narrator tells the story

POINTS OF VIEW

the story was told by one of the characters, only revealing his/her sights and thoughts.

First-Person

the narrator is an outsider who can only report what he sees and hears (cannot report the feelings of others.

Third-Person Objective

the narrator is an outsider who can see into the mind of only one character

Third-Person Limited

the narrator is an outsider who seems all knowing, capable of looking into the minds of all characters

Omniscient

It refers to the controlling idea of the story. It is the embodiment of what the author wants to convey to his readers through the events and the characters of the story.

THEME

It refers to the insights that readers can pick from the story. This element can strongly influence the readers’ opinion about the story of the author

LESSON

These are tools that writers use to improve their writing and make it more interesting

Literary devices

is the use of sensory details or descriptions that appeal to one or more of the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. These are otherwise known as “senses of the mind”

IMAGERY

The smell reminded him of rotting tomatoes.

IMAGERY

refers to use of an object, person, or action that suggests something else, usually a feeling or abstract quality

SYMBOLISM

the use of words whose sounds suggests their meanings.

ONOMATOPOEIA

“The bang of a gun”. “The hiss of a snake”. “The buzz of a bee”. “The pop of a firecracker”.

ONOMATOPOEIA

the repeating of sound, words, phrases or lines in a poem used to emphasize an idea or convey a certain feeling.

REPETITION

repetition of VOWEL SOUNDS at the BEGINNING, MIDDLE or END of at least two words in a line of poetry

ASSONANCE

“I must confess That in my quest I felt depressed And restless.” “The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains.”

ASSONANCE

repetition of CONSONANT SOUNDS at the BEGINNING, MIDDLE or END of at least two words in a line of poetry.

CONSONANCE

repetition of CONSONANT SOUNDS at the BEGINNING of at least two words in a line of poetry

ALLITERATION

refers to the general sense or feeling the reader is supposed to get from the text. It does not describe the author’s or character’s state of mind.

MOOD

The bulk of story is suspenseful as the conflict develops, but the end delivers relief and joy as the garden and the family celebrate the end of Nag and Nagaina.

MOOD

describes the apparent attitude of the speaker or narrator toward the subject. It refers only to narrative voice; not to the author or characters.

TONE

The _ is at times serious and frightening, but also reflects Rikki’s playful side.

tone

is a literary device in which a statement, person, or situation is not as it seems

IRONY

_ is a device used for descriptive effect in order to convey ideas or emotions which are not literally true but express some truth beyond the literal level.

Figure of Speech

giving human characteristics to something that is non-human.

Personification

Opportunity was knocking at her door.

Personification

comparing two things by using one thing/object in place of another to suggest the likeness between them. It does not use the words “like” or “as”.

Metaphor

Her lovely voice was music to his ears

Metaphor

My teacher is a dragon

Metaphor

comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.

Simile

The teacher’s stare is as cold as ice.

Simile

The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky.

Simile

an exaggerated figure of speech, often with humor

Hyperbole

If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die

Hyperbole

the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

Alliteration

A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

Alliteration

I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw.

Alliteration

naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.

Onomatopoeia

repetition of vowel sounds within words

Assonance

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese

Assonance

expression with less strength than expected. The opposite of hyperbole.

Understatement

I’ll be there in one second

Understatement

This won’t hurt a bit

Understatement

when two words are put together that contradict each other. “Opposites”

Oxymoron

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