Test Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 You will be analyzing a quotation. Let me show you how to analyze a quotation. But let’s first review some of the literary terms.

Essentially, it is the protagonist’s, antagonist’s and the minor characters’ personalities. If they were real, what would their personality be like.

Setting The setting is the background against which the action of the story takes place. The elements that make up the setting are: 1) the location (physical environment), and 2) the time (of day, season, etc.) or time-period (18th C).

Setting- atmosphere The setting will give the reader a general understanding of the atmosphere of the story... eg. Eerie, evil, serene. Often described using imagery devices: simile, metaphor, personification, pathetic fallacy, etc.

Main characters Protagonist: The main character in the work, and the most important person. Usually trying to achieve a goal. Not necessarily a Hero or the Good Guy. Antagonist: The character directly opposed to the protagonist (a rival, opponent, or enemy of the protagonist). Usually engaged in preventing the protagonist from achieving his or her goal. Not necessarily a Villain or the Bad Guy.

Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. There are four basic conflicts: · Person Against Person: A problem between characters. · Person Against Self: A problem within a character’s own mind. · Person Against Society: A problem between a character and society, school, the law, or some tradition. · Person Against Nature: A problem between a character and some element of nature-a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.

Third Person Point of View Here the narrator does not participate in the action of the story as one of the characters, but lets us know about the events and characters. This is an outside voice. First Person Point of View Here the narrator does participate in the action of the story. S/he is one of the characters in the story, an “inside” voice. When reading stories in the first person, we need to realise that what the narrator is recounting might not be the objective truth.

Symbolism Make a list of the symbols that we see in the story. Symbolism is the use of one person, place, activity, or object to represent or suggest another. e.g. a crown symbolizes royalty or power, a rose means love, white is pure, youth represents innocence, rings are said to symbolize unity/continuity, and red can represent danger, or love. Make a list of the symbols that we see in the story.

Will Callum and Sephy’s relationship last? Lesson 4: Ch 7 & 8 – Will Callum and Sephy’s relationship last? To know the plot and theme of the story. To understand how the characters, themes and plot in the story are developing. To be able to begin planning your persuasive essay based on the themes, characters and plot in Noughts and Crosses. Character Profiles! http://www.shmoop.com/romeo-and-juliet/summary.html Theme; Protagonist; Conventions Supporting Characters; Setting; Conflict

To know the plot and theme of the story. To understand how the relationships in the story are developing as the plot progresses.

Copy these POSSIBLE sentence starters down for when you analyze a quotation: The speaker/character of this quotation is... [describe] This quotation is from part when... [describe] This quotation develops the symbolism of... because... [analysis] This quotation develops the conflict... because... [analysis] This quotation develops the characterization of... because... [analysis] This quotation develops the theme of... because... [analysis] You only write about three (3) of the four literary terms there. Let’s practice with chapter 1!