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Elements of Literature• Plot• Conflict• Setting• Character• Point of View• Theme
What is Plot?• Plot is the sequence of events
within a literary work. • The plot of a literary work can be
divided into five distinct sections that can even be graphed on a diagram.
A Closer Look at Plot:What are the Five Divisions of Plot?
• Exposition • Rising Action• Climax• Falling Action• Resolution
What Drive the Plot Within a Literary Work?• Conflict
– The struggle between opposing forces
• Man vs. Man• Man vs. Himself• Man vs. Society• Man vs. Nature
What Type of Conflict Does this Picture
Represent?
Answer…
• Man vs. Society… This picture depicts racial
discrimination. It was law that African Americans use separate facilities because of their race. Therefore, this is an example of man vs. a rule of society.
What type of Conflict does this picture
represent?
Answer…• Man vs. Man
This 1942 picture illustrates two men in a boxing match
What is Setting?• Setting is the time and place of the
action• Setting include all details of a place and
time—the year, the time of day, even the weather.
• Details such as dialect, clothing, customs, and modes of transportation are often used to establish setting within a literary work.
Describe the Setting Here within the next
picture…
What is the setting here?
What is Character?• Character is a person or an animal
that takes part in the action of a literary work
• Characters can be classified into several groups:
• Major or Minor• Flat or Round• Dynamic or Static
Major Characters vs. Minor Character
Major CharactersMost important
character in the entire literary work
Minor CharactersCharacters will a
lesser role but whose role is necessary for the story to develop
Flat Characters vs. Round Characters
Flat CharactersCharacters who
are often one-sided and often stereotypical
Round CharactersCharacters that
are fully developed and exhibit many traits
Dynamic Characters vs. Static Characters
Dynamic Characters
A character that grows and changes as the literary work develops
Static CharactersA character who
does not change throughout the literary work
What is Point of View?• The perspective
or vantage point from which a story is told.– 1st person POV– 3rd person limited– 3rd person
omniscient
What is Theme?
• The central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work.
• The theme can be expressed as a generalization, or general statement, about people or life.
• The theme is often revealed indirectly and the reader may have to look carefully at what the work reveals about people or about life.
What are some themes to literary works you have already read?