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a suggestion of certain action to come
Example: As he slowly walked by the knife he saw a shadow. You know he'll be using the knife soon. |
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creates an image in the reader's mind even though the object is not there.
Example: The icy cold, swiftly flowing river was filled with mystery. |
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Giving human characteristics to non-human beings or things that don't breath.
Example: The plump bald rock sat quietly in the ridge. |
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A character with personality traits totally opposite from the main character.
Example: Villian of the story...usually is opposed to the main character. |
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Applying human characterists to animals.
Example: The dog peeked his head over the pillow and avidly stared to let him know he needed a walk. |
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The use of language or action to express the opposite of its literal meaning.
Example: Sarcasm! |
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Comic episodes in the story that offset the seriousness of the other parts.
Example: Huck is hiding from the widow and trips over a rock or burps out loud. |
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compare two things.
Example: The flower was like a floating cloud. Typically use the words "like" and "as" |
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Series of events that lead to the climax of the story.
Example: In Frederick Douglas the story that leads up to his being set free. |
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When two things that aren't alike are compared. Like a simile except DOESN'T use "like" or "as"
Example: Life is a highway. |
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Exaggeration used for comic reliefor emphasize something.
Example: The boy's huge head couldn't fit through the door. |
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| When the story line brings you to what you would expect is the climax only to settle the issue quickly and continue on with story building to a real climax. |
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Placing of verbal elements side by side leaving it up to the reader to establish connections and impose a meaning.
Example: Huck Finn; Jim is black and Huck is white and their actions "throughout the book we see how they are treated
very differently just because of their races. |
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Use of what is said but meant to mean something else. Sarcasm
Example: I love your big nose (and the nose is really small) |
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Difference in what the speaker said as being "ironic" or sarcastic and the reality of how the reader/audience view it.
Example: I love your big nose (the nose is really small) but the person is condisering a nose job to get a bigger nose. |
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Reflective monologue given by a character when he or she is alone on stage.
Example: When Huck sits and talks to himself (out loud). |
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The main character/hero/typically good guy of the story.
Example: Frederick Douglas in his book. |
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| Villian of the story - working against the good of hero. |
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| Struggle between opposing forces within the story...between hero and bad guy or bad guy and society, etc. |
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| First Person - Teller of story IS a person in the story! |
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| Third-person - the teller of story NOT person in the story. |
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| Omniscient - teller of story shares thoughts and feelings of everyone in the story...so he's like in everyone's head and knows how everything makes them feel. |
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| Limited Omniscient - teller of story only knows the thoughts of one person in the story. |
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Like a thesis statement - states the fact that will be fully understood by end of story.
Example: Frederick Douglas - people are not meant to be slaves to others. |
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"Pulse" of the story- everyone is happy, sad, raging, what?
Tone of Huck Finn: adventurous |
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| a story within a story to help you better understand the whole story. |
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| Studying characters in a story and digging for the good/bad. |
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| When good wins and evil loses. Villian finally gets what he deserves. |
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Structure of the story:
1. composing exposition (Start of story)
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Final Outcome or Resolution |
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| Dramatic Strucutre for Huck Finn |
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1. Start of Story - Huck struggles with society trying to teach him to be civilized - especially widow.
2. Rising Action - Pap appears and kidnaps Huck, Huck fakes his own death to escape society, joins Jim on island, scam guys get involved and end up selling Jim
3. Tom and Huck try to save Jim but get shot in leg
4. Aunt Polly comes to get boys. Jim is set free, Huck escapes to West, Tom's leg gets better
5. Everyone is where they want to be although society might disagree that they're where they need to be |
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| Dramatic Structure - Last of the Mohicans |
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1. Story Start - French and Indian war is taking place. Reinforcements are sent to a fort one direction while Cora and her sister are taken another way to visit their father.
2. "Rising Action - Magua captures Cora and Alice, beginning a series of adventures for the English characters, who try to rescue the women.
3. Climax -Uncas triumphs over Magua in the Delaware council of Tamenund in Chapter XXX.
4. Falling Action - Magua dies; Cora and Uncas are torn apart."
5. Resolution - Left with the hope that one day skin color will not make a difference |
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| Dramatic Structure - Scarlett Letter |
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1. Story Start - Hester's husband fails to come to Boston and she has affair with priest and has child. She is condemned to wear Scarlet Letter "A" for adulteror
2. Rising Action - Dimmesdale fails to admit his guilt with Hester; Hester's husband shows up and befriends Dimmesdale and pretends to be helping him get healthier.
3. Climax - Hester/Dimmesdale secrets are revealed and they must all leave community.
4. Falling Action - Dimmesdale and Chillingworth die.
5. Resolution - Hester and Pearl are left on their own to live forever searching for the love of life. |
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| Dramatic Structure - Frederick Douglas |
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1. Story Start - Douglass is a young boy of 10 who was born into slavery and struggles mentally and physically with chains of slavery.
2. Rising Action - Douglass learns from owners that whites keep blacks uneducated to keep them from freedom. Douglass is sold to brutal slave owner who breaks his will to escape/educate.
3. Climax - Douglass fights back the brutal slave owner and never gets beaten again!
4. Falling Action - Douglass sold to another owner, starts educating other slaves, learns a trade, earns his own money, escapes, marries, hired as a lecturer for anti-slavery movement.
5. Resolution - Douglass escapes his bond and becomes an activist against slavery. |
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