Literary Elements/Techniques

Plot Parts

• Exposition - info needed to understand the story
• Complication - what kicks off the conflict
• Climax - an attempt at resolution
• Resolution - winding things down

Allusion

point of view

• who is telling the story? Does it change?
• 1st person singular - "I"
• 1st person plural - "we"
• 2nd person - "you"
• 3rd person limited - "he/she" one person's thoughts
• 3rd person omniscient - "he/she" others' thoughts

characters

• major/minor
• static/evolving
• emotions are the engines of a story

setting

• it often defines a story
• change it, you have a different story
• it can also define a genre

theme

• the lesson or moral
• you often need to glean it
• this search connects the author and audience

Tone

• Author's attitude about the subject
• details
• Word choice

Parallel Story

Symbol

Atmosphere

Motive

Stereotype

Which characters are: fixed, evolving, stereotypes?

What is the tone:

• Servitude?
• Honour?
• Forgiveness?
• Change?

Parallel storylines? Could be visual.

Is there a recurring symbol or object? If so, what does it mean?