Elements of literature

Q: Identify what point of view you see: “Men to the left! Women to the right!... I was parting from my mother and Tzipora forever” (Wiesel).

1st person POV

The rising point of the narrative that comes after the exposition, where most of the plot is formed and kick starts the series of cause-and-effect events.

Rising action

Identify what point of view you see: “If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see...” (Kincaid).

2nd person POV

True or false: “vengeance” is an example of a fully developed theme.

False

Identify what point of view you see: “When Jane and Elizabeth were alone… so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!” (Austen).

3rd person POV

The author’s message in a work is known as what element of literature?

Theme

_______ is a technique used by the author to reveal the personality of a character.

Characterization

The introduction of a story where the reader acquires the necessary background information is known as…

Exposition

The type of conflict where a character has to face issues such as racism, poverty, segregation, environmental issues, and being wrongly accused of something, etc.

Character vs. society

The culmination of the story’s dramatic high point, where the tension reaches its peak breaking point, is known as…

Climax

True or false: When a novel is written it is always the same time period as when it is set.

False

The type of conflict where a character struggles against something like ghosts, zombies, an alien invasion, etc.

Character vs. the supernatural

This is the character that works in opposition to the main character in a story.

Antagonist

dentify what point of view you see: “Why CANDLES? objected Daisy… I always watch for the longest day in the year and then miss it” (Fitzgerald).

1st person POV

In the thesis example: “In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the shifting characterization of Macbeth...” Which is the WHAT in this example?

Macbeth’s shifting characterization

The struggle between two opposing forces that contributes to the plot overall is known as what element of literature?

Conflict

Identify what point of view you see: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes...” (Seuss).

2nd person POV

True or false: the protagonist is always a “good guy.”

False

A type of characterization that is implied through a character’s actions and words, etc., vs. overtly stated by the narrator is known as…

Indirect characterization

Which of the following is NOT part of setting as an element of literature? (Context, Location, Point of view, Time)

Point of view

In the thesis example: “In Frankenstein, Shelley uses first person POV... to show it is nurture, not nature, that creates monsters in society.” Which part is the SO WHAT?

Monsters in society

A type of characterization that is directly stated by the narrator and there is no reading between the lines is known as…

Direct characterization

This is a character who changes over the course of the story.

Dynamic