Friday, January 31, 2014

Review of 1/30/14 Literary Elements and devices

Tonight we reviewed basic literary elements and terms related to literature:
                    plot,
                    exposition,
                    climax,
                    denouement,
                    setting,
                    conflict,
                    foreshadowing,
                    flashback,
                    reliable versus unreliable narration,
                    protagonist,
                    antagonist,
                     foil,
                     static and dynamic characters
                     point of view (including omniscient),
                     explicit and implicit themes and how they differ from leit motif,
                     understanding tone versus mood in literature.

The worksheet distributed and emailed to you is intended to guide you through each reading assignment.  You will be responsible for recognizing each of these elements/devices in our assigned reading.

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