Chapter 6


Literary Elements

Ø  Antagonist- The opposite character to the protagonist. This character causes inner and outer conflict for the protagonist.
Ø  Character- The person or animal in the story.
Ø  Conflict- The problem that the main character faces in the story.
Ø  Mood and Tone- The feelings that the narrator wants the reader to feel when reading the story.
Ø  Plot- the main events in the story that are in sequential order.
Ø  Protagonist- The main charqact4er in the story.
Ø  Setting- Where the story takes place or time period.
Ø  Themes- what is learned from the story by the reader.

Literary Devices
     Ø  Allegory- a representation of symbolism in which greater ideas or feelings are explored through concrete objects or ideas. For example, the island represents the whole world.
     Ø  Allusion- a figure of speech when the author mentions a person, place, or idea in the story by making a reference.
Ø  Archetype-  a reference to a concept, a person or an object that has served as a prototype of its kind and is the original idea that has come to be used repeatedly.
Ø  Deus ex machine- When a not likely character comes into the story to help solve the problem.
Ø  Hyperbole- an extremely exaggerated statement used by the author to make a noticeable effect.
Ø  Imagery-Words and phrased that appeal to the readers sense.
Ø  Metaphor-  term or phrase that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but have something in common.
Ø  Motif-when a subject or element is repeated throughout the story.
Ø  Point of view- The individual view from which a story is told.
Ø  Simile- a literary device that makes a comparison by using “like” or “as”.
Ø  Symbolism-when symbols are used to signify specific ideas that have a different meaning then the words being used. Means something more than the literal meaning.
Reflection

I have been a third-grade reading teacher for the past four years, so I was very surprised to learn some of these literary elements. Now I know many of these are not used in children’s books but I thought I would have come across some of these unknown words once or twice. Deus ex Machina and archetype were some very new words to me. As a librarian, I believe it’s important to learn all these elements and how they will help users when they are reading. I do realize that some of the books I have been reading for this course have many of these elements and devices throughout the books. Now that I am more knowledgeable about these terms I will be able to identify them more easily when reading. 

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