21st Lesson 2

• THEME

  •the unifying topic/subject/idea that holds all its elements in piece.
• Characters - person, animal or thing in a story, play or other literary works.
• Style refers to the specific techniques and designs that a literary writer employs to prolong his or her grip of the reader's interest.
• SETTING

  •it refers to where or when (time & place) a story takes place.
• Conflict the struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
• 4 general types are: 

  1. character vs. character

  b. character vs nature

  c. character vs society (e.g.prejudice/racism)

  d. character vs self
• Point of View a way at looking at things.

  •the vantage point to which a story is told.
• Exposition: the start of the story,

  the situation before the action starts
• Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the

  story that lead to the climax.
• Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment either mentally

  or in action
• Falling Action: all of the action which follows the

  climax
• •Resolution is the conclusion of the action when everything comes together