WHAT MAKES A STORY A STORY?

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WHAT MAKES A STORY A STORY? LITERATURE WHAT MAKES A STORY A STORY?

Theme The lesson learned from the story Theme must have the following characteristics: More than just one word Have general lesson for life Lesson based on the story

Tone/Mood How the author and reader feel from reading the story Can be one word Is an emotion

Dialog A conversation between characters in a story Always set apart by quotes

Setting Time and place a story is set in Could be time of day, month, day, season, year, etc Might have multiple settings but always a main setting

Plot chart Diagram that includes the elements of plet Elements: Introduction- sets up setting characters and beginning of problem Rising action- events leading up to the climax Climax- the most exciting part of the story Falling action- events leading down to the resolution Resolution- the end where the problem is usually solved.

Metaphor Comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as She was so fast, she was a cheetah The linebacker was a brick house

Simile Comparing two unlike things USING like or as She was as fast as a cheetah The linebacker was so big that he was like a brick house

Point of view The perspective by which the story is told Three types 1st person 2nd person 3rd person

1st person point of view When the narrator is also a character in the story Key words: I, me, us, we

2nd person point of view Used when the narrator is addressing the reader Key words: You, your, you’re, etc

3rd person point of view When the narrator is completely detatched from the story Key words: he, she, they, etc Two different types: 3rd person omniscient: When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters 3rd person limited: Where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character

Analogies a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. Examples: Life is like a race. The one who keeps running wins the race and the one who stops to catch a breath loses. Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer.

Irony When the unexpected happens Three types: Dramatic: when the reader/audience knows something but the characters don’t Verbal: when someone says something unexpected (sarcasm) Situational: when something happens that is unexpected.

Suspense A type of genre that leaves you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. You are unaware of what might happen next.

Humor A piece of literature that has a series of incidents that provides amusement to the reader

Pun a play on words that are similar in sound but have different meanings, usually providing a humorous effect. Example: Smart fish swim in schools. They are very punny!

Figurative/literal meaning Figurative: language that can’t be taken literally or at face value Includes a lot of similes, metaphors, hyperboles, etc Literal: means exactly what is said.