ELEMENTS of FICTION
PLOT
def: a series of related events that tell a story
EXPOSITION: setting; mood & tone; intro of characters; some background information
CONFLICT: the problem of the story (i.e. man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. technology)
RISING ACTION: complications that add suspense/tension
CLIMAX: the turning point of the story
FALLING ACTION: the gradual subsiding of action
RESOLUTION/DENOUEMENT: the final outcome of the story
CONFLICT: the problem of the story (i.e. man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. technology)
RISING ACTION: complications that add suspense/tension
CLIMAX: the turning point of the story
FALLING ACTION: the gradual subsiding of action
RESOLUTION/DENOUEMENT: the final outcome of the story
CHARACTERIZATION
def: the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. It is revealed through indirect and direct characterization.
5 Methods to Analyze a Character p.59 - 60
1. Speech (Dialogue) - reveals human nature
2. Appearance - how does the character's appearance show us their inner traits?
3. Thoughts - reveals the character's true intention & feelings
4. Reaction - of other character's towards the character tells us more about the character's traits.
5. Action - how does the action of the characters in certain situations reveal who they are?
1. Speech (Dialogue) - reveals human nature
2. Appearance - how does the character's appearance show us their inner traits?
3. Thoughts - reveals the character's true intention & feelings
4. Reaction - of other character's towards the character tells us more about the character's traits.
5. Action - how does the action of the characters in certain situations reveal who they are?
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Think about this...
How does characterization in the story help advance the plot?
POINT of VIEW: the perspective from which the story is told.
1st Person: a character becomes the narrator "I"
*the narrator is NOT the writer
3rd Person Omniscient: "all knowing" - the narrator is not a character in the story - but knows everything about every character. Uses words like "he, she, they"
3rd Person Limited: focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character.
*the narrator is NOT the writer
3rd Person Omniscient: "all knowing" - the narrator is not a character in the story - but knows everything about every character. Uses words like "he, she, they"
3rd Person Limited: focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character.
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OLD DEMON QUESTIONS
1. How does the point of view of the grandmother isolate the events of the story?
2. How would it change coming from the pilot? What things would he wonder?
3. How does the POV affect the plot of the story?
1. How does the point of view of the grandmother isolate the events of the story?
2. How would it change coming from the pilot? What things would he wonder?
3. How does the POV affect the plot of the story?
SETTING: when and where a story takes place that helps make it real and believable.
Does the setting influence the background, character, mood, and/or conflict? Explain.
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4 INFLUENCES of SETTING p 94-96
1. Background (location, time period/day/year, culture, environment) 2. Conflict (wo/man vs. physical environment) 3. Character - where people are or where they are from affects who they are. 4. Mood and Atmosphere i.e. Setting: cemetary, dark stormy night Atmosphere: foreboding, ominous, dark BECAUSE thunder booming in the distance, wind blowing through the trees, the sound of a shovel digging dirt, dampness of the earth Mood: scary, anticipation
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WATCH: Mario Cavalli's Cask of Amontillado
Things to think about after reading and watching "Cask of Amontillado"
1. How does Edgar Allen Poe influence your MOOD about the story? What types of language does he use to create the atmosphere which affects your mood?
2. How does the director of the short film create the mood in the movie that has the same effect as Edgar Allen Poe's version? Cite examples to support your answer.
1. How does Edgar Allen Poe influence your MOOD about the story? What types of language does he use to create the atmosphere which affects your mood?
2. How does the director of the short film create the mood in the movie that has the same effect as Edgar Allen Poe's version? Cite examples to support your answer.
TONE: the author's attitude towards their own writing and the reader.
For example:
The author wants to create the TONE (author's feeling) of the beginning of this story as ominous and foreboding.
He creates this TONE by using descriptive language and creating the ATMOSPHERE of the setting.
Thunder booming in the distance. Winds howling through the dead branches of the trees. The smell of the damp earth squishing beneath the character's feet. The sound of a shovel breaking the earth.
This in turns gives the MOOD (reader's feelings) of scary or anticipation.
He creates this TONE by using descriptive language and creating the ATMOSPHERE of the setting.
Thunder booming in the distance. Winds howling through the dead branches of the trees. The smell of the damp earth squishing beneath the character's feet. The sound of a shovel breaking the earth.
This in turns gives the MOOD (reader's feelings) of scary or anticipation.
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IRONY: difference or contrast between appearance and reality
TYPES OF IRONY (p.201)
1. verbal irony: spoken words; says one thing but means something else
2. situational irony: expect one thing, but the opposite occurs
3. dramatic irony: we, the audience, knows something that the character(s) don't know
1. verbal irony: spoken words; says one thing but means something else
2. situational irony: expect one thing, but the opposite occurs
3. dramatic irony: we, the audience, knows something that the character(s) don't know