1. The Count of Monte Cristo
by: Alexandre Dumas

2. You will be responsible to identify the following literary elements while reading the novel. Remember to notate in your books.

3. Tips for Understanding the Novel
Highlight characters names
Underline character description
Use sticky notes to identify Themes, Conflicts and Parts of the Plot
Write in the margins of your book!
Take notes on each chapter!
READ, READ, READ

4. Elements to Notate Allusion: literary, biblical, mythological
Conflict: internal and external
Figurative Language: imagery, hyperbole, etc.
Foreshadowing
Inference
Irony: dramatic, situational, verbal

5. Elements to Notate Metaphor and Simile Narrator Personification
Setting
Symbols
Theme

6. Romanticism 18th-19th century literary movement
Depiction of emotion and imagination
Depiction of the beauties of nature; has an intense interest in its beauty and/or its fierceness
Settings are in exotic or remote locations: old castles or mansions frequently play an important role

7. Romanticism Cont.
Hero or heroine rebels against social norms of his/her society
Interest in irrational realms of dreams, folk superstitions, legends, and ghosts
Language and characters marked by emotional intensity