SHORT STORY ELEMENTS

There are five elements- the same five are found all fiction. 1. Plot (Exposition, Rising Action, Conflict, Falling Action, and Resolution) 2. Setting 3. Character 4. Theme 5. Point of View Flocabulary (Listen for an awesome song about the five story elements)

WHAT WE WILL LEARN TODAY: LEARNING TARGET Identify elements of a short story Define elements of a short story Demonstrate mastery of short story elements

SETTING Setting is the time and place of action, but it can also create a mood/atmosphere Mood/Atmosphere the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

PLOT We know the five elements of plot. Look back at your previous notes for more explanation.

CONFLICT
A struggle between two opposing forces Types Internal takes place in a characters own mind Man vs. Him(Her)self External a character struggles against an outside force Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. technology, progress Man vs. Society Man vs. Supernatural

CHARACTER Flat/Round Characters: A flat character is one- sided and often stereotypical. A round character is fully developed and exhibits many traits- often both faults and virtues. Dynamic/Static characters: A dynamic character is one who changes or grows during the course of the work. A static character is one who does not change.

CHARACTER CONTINUED
Antagonist- A character or a force in conflict with the major character. Types of Antagonists: people nature society Protagonist- The main character in a literary work.

WHICH ONE IS THE PROTAGONIST?

THEME
Theme may be stated or implied. Stated- expressed directly by the author. Implied- suggested or stated indirectly through what happens to a character. Universal Theme- a recurring theme; a message about life that is expressed regularly in many different cultures and time periods.

POINT OF VIEW First person- I, me Third person- he, she, they etc. The third person narrator may be omniscient- a narrator who knows everything that happens, and reveals what each character thinks or feels. Or it may be limited- the narrator only reveals the thoughts and feelings of a single character.

LITERARY DEVICES Flashback (Already have in your notes) Foreshadowing- the author suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story. Irony- the contrast between an actual outcome and what the reader or character expects. (There are different types that we will discuss later)

LITERARY DEVICES
SYMBOLISM SCALE

- An object, person, or event that functions as itself, but also stands for something more than itself. Example: Scales function is to weigh things, but they are also a symbol of our justice system.

ALLUSION
THE LIGHTNING THIEF REFERRED OR ALLUDED TO GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Reference to a statement, person, a place, or events from: Literature History Religion Mythology Politics Sports

IMAGERY
PA I N T A P I C T U R E I N THE READERS MIND YOU ARE AN ARTIST!

Language that appeals to the senses. Touch Taste Sight Sound Smell

INFERENCE When you make inferences, you look at the information the author provides to make logical assumptions about what the author leaves unstated. To make inferences, use details that the author provides as clues.

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Involves some imaginative comparison between two unlike things. Simile comparing two unlike things using like or as. I wandered lonely as a cloud Metaphor comparing two unlike things (not using like or as) Life is a roller coaster, it has lots of ups and downs.

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Personification Giving human qualities to non-human things. Example: The wind howled