IRONY
VERBAL
DRAMATIC
SITUATIONAL
Verbal irony
A character says one thing but means another
Like sarcasm
Situational
Expectations V. Reality
The opposite of what we expect is what happen
Dramatic
The audience knows something that the character doesn’t know.
IDENTIFYING THE ELEMENT OF A PLOT DIAGRAM
- Exposition / Basic situation
This usually occurs at the beginning of a short story. Here the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting of the story. Most importantly, we are introduced to the main conflict (main prob)
- Raising Action / complications
This pat of the story begins to develop the conflict(s). A building of interest or suspense occurs.
- Climax
This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict. The main character will change in some way.
- Falling Action
All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of.
- Resolution
The story comes to the reasonable ending.
Type of conflict
-Internal- within the character
-A decision they must make
-Something they are afraid of
External
Person v. person
Person v. nature
Person v. society
Characterization
Direct characterization
Author tells the reader what a character is like.
She is one of the pretty, charming, young women.
Indirect characterization
Author provides clues about what a character is like by
-Describing what they look like
-Describing their actions
-Telling us what other characters say about them
-Telling us what the character says
Round character
-Multi-dimension
-Many personality traits
-We get to see many sides of their personality... Most like a real person.
Flat character
-One dimensional
-We get very little information on which this character is.
Static character
Doesn’t change in a story
Dynamic character
Changes are the result of the events in the story.
First person point of view
-Uses first person pronouns such as I, me, my,
-Narrator is a part of the story and is telling about things they have experienced or are experiencing
-Bias we only know what this narrator knows or choose to tell
Third person limited
-Narrator is not a part of the story but chooses to focus on ONE character and tell us about that ONE character
Omniscient
-All knowing narrator
-Can tell us about the past, present and future
-Is able to discuss all character including what they are thinking and feeling
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