List and define all 5 Literary Elements
Conflict
Conflict: –A struggle between opposing forces –Characters in conflict form the basis for novels, short stories, and plays. Two kinds of conflict: –Internal –External
Conflict External Conflicts: –The main character struggles against an outside force. Person vs. Person Person vs. Nature Person vs. Society
Man vs. Man An example of an External Conflict –Two characters fighting against each other
Man Vs. Man
Man vs. Man Other popular examples include: –Wyle Coyote vs. Road Runner –Batman vs. Joker
Man vs. Nature Another example of an External Conflict –Individuals fighting against nature… The elements of nature –Weather –Wilderness –Etc Illness Aging
Man Vs. Nature
Man vs. Nature Other popular examples include: –Cast Away –Hatchet –Lost
Man vs. Society A type of External Conflict that centers around a main character’s struggle with social traditions or society as a whole. –Society: a group of individuals living together as a community.
Man vs. Society
Conflict Internal Conflict –Involves a character in conflict with himself or herself.
Man vs. Self
Other Examples: –George in Of Mice and Men. –Rocky in Rocky Balboa (all six movies center around Rocky’s internal struggle)