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Without using your phone, define these terms with your group: Setting Characterization Theme Conflict Structure Symbolism

Literary Elements

Setting The environment the story takes place in Usually includes time and place

characterization

Theme is: the author’s message about human beings or about life.

Theme the author’s central, universal message is about human beings or about life

THEME IS: a message about the main idea a moral often about human nature. implied in the text; not directly stated. universal but specific to the story. written as a complete sentence. THEME IS NOT: a moral advice or “you should” statement found in a sentence in the book generic (fortune cookie-y) a one-word idea, two-word phrase, or a summary

you still have to take notes

• GOOD EXAMPLE: BAD EXAMPLE: Adversity impacts even the strongest relationships. All families fight; strong families fight fair. Money, like other temptations, can cause people to do bad things. BAD EXAMPLE: Struggle You should be nice. Money is used to buy things.

Conflict: the struggle or problem in a text

Structure The organization of the information. Knowing how to recognize the underlying structure you focus your attention on the key ideas and details.

symbolism an object that represents an idea

Figurative Language Why do authors use it?