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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
Exposition
Resolution
Ris
ing A
ctio
n Fallin
g
Actio
n
Climax
What Drives the Plot Within a Literary Work?• Conflict
Conflict can be INTERNAL or EXTERNAL
Man vs. ManMan vs. HimselfMan vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
-The struggle between opposing forces
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 includes 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
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(s) in the entire literary work
Minor CharactersCharacters with a
lesser role, but necessary for the story to develop
Flat Characters vs. Round Characters
Flat Charactersare often one-
sided and often stereotypical
Round Charactersare fully
developed and show many traits
Dynamic Characters vs. Static Characters
Dynamic Characters
grow and change as the literary work develops
Static Charactersdo 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 Point of View?
• 1st person POV
– story is told from the viewpoint of a character in the story
– Uses pronouns like I and we
What is Point of View?
• 3rd person limited POV
– The narrator is not a character in the story
– The story is told based on the view of a single character
– Uses pronouns like he/she and they
What is Point of View?• 3rd person omniscient POV
– The narrator is not a character in the story
– The narrator is all-knowing or “god-like”—knows thoughts and feelings of all characters
What is Theme?
• The central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work.
• 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?