1. LITERARY TERMS

2. PLOT THE ACTION IN THE STORY. WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT.
A SUMMARY OF THE STORY.
BASED UPON THIS PICTURE,
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE
PLOT OF THIS STORY?

3. Introduction
In the introduction of a story, the reader usually encounters the setting, is introduced to the characters, and receives the needed background information.

5. SETTING TIME AND PLACE OF ACTION
LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PICTURE AND IDENTIFY THE SETTING.

7. CHARACTERS
THE PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR PARTICIPANTS THAT TAKE PART IN THE ACTION OF THE STORY.
Antagonist - the character in direct opposition to the main character (bad guy)
Protagonist - the main character (good guy)
LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PICTURE.
WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY?

9. MOOD THE WAY THE STORY MAKES THE READER FEEL.
FOR EXAMPLE - SCARY, SAD, OR HAPPY

10. What might be the mood of a story that includes this picture?

11. Diction Word choice intended to convey a certain effect
EXAMPLE – WHY WOULD AN AUTHOR CHOOSE TO USE THE WORD TEARFUL INSTEAD OF SAD?

12. Syntax Techniques
Antithesis
Juxtaposition
Omission
Asyndeton
Ellipsis

13. Syntax Techniques Parallelism Polysyndeton Repetition Anaphora
epistrophe

14. Polysyndeton
Adding “ands” to slow things down

15. anaphora
Also called epanaphora. Rhetoric . repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences.

16. Epistrophe
the repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences, as in 的 should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong.

17. Antithesis
opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong.2.the direct opposite (usually followed by of  or to ): Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly.3.Rhetoric .a.the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas, as in 敵ive me liberty or give me death.�

18. Juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

19. POINT OF VIEW THE PERSON TELLING THE STORY.
IT COULD BE FIRST PERSON WHICH MEANS IT IS WRITTEN FROM THE “I” POINT OF VIEW.
IT COULD BE THIRD PERSON WHICH MEANS IT IS WRITTEN FROM THE “HE/SHE” POINT OF VIEW. THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE ALL-KNOWING POINT OF VIEW (OMNISCIENT)

20. WRITE A SENTENCE FROM THIS PERSON’S POINT OF VIEW - FIRST PERSON.

21. WRITE A SENTENCE FROM THE THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW.

22. RISING ACTION
THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE STORY UP TO THE CLIMAX.

23. CLIMAX
THE MOST EXCITING PART OF THE STORY.

24. FALLING ACTION
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE STORY FROM THE CLIMAX UNTIL THE RESOLUTION

25. RESOLUTION
THE ENDING

26. THEME THE LESSON OR THE MORAL OF THE STORY.
WHAT THE STORY IS TRYING TO TEACH YOU.

27. WHAT COULD BE THE THEME OF A STORY INCLUDING THIS PICTURE?

28. SYMBOLISM When one thing is used to represent something else.
Example - The sign the
Police officer is holding
Represents stop.

29. SYMBOLISM
WHAT DOES THE FLAG REPRESENT?

30. SIMILE COMPARING TWO THINGS USING LIKE OR AS
EXAMPLE - HER HAIR LOOKS LIKE AN UNMADE BED.

31. SIMILE
WRITE A SIMILE
REGARDING THIS
PICTURE.

32. METAPHOR
A DIRECT COMPARISON OF TWO THINGS. DOES NOT INCLUDE THE WORDS LIKE OR AS.

33. PERSONIFICATION GIVING HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS TO AN INANIMATE OBJECT.
EXAMPLE - THE LITTLE STAR SMILED DOWN UPON THE SLEEPING CHILD.

34. PERSONIFICATION COMPOSE A SENTENCE DESCRIBING THIS
PICTURE USING PERSONIFICATION.