Literary Techniques. Literary Techniques I Character Characterization Dialect Dialogue.
Module 1: Identity Goals Understand how to do a close reading of a text Annotate a text effectively Understand plot elements and literary terms.
Short Story Elements and Terms. A short story is … a brief fictional narrative in prose Sometimes only a few pages in length!
Literary Nonfiction. Nonfiction text about a person, place, or event written using narrative or literary techniques.
Literary Device: CONFLICT
The Basics of Understanding Literature. FICTION Fiction comes from the Latin fingere/fictio, which means “to form” or “to create” and composition, pretence,
Short Stories Characters. Five Elements of Fiction Types of Characters.
Characters -people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of a story. Protagonist- main character in the story Can be good.
A character or force in conflict with the main character, the protagonist.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles. writer Thomas Hardy, ( 1840 – 1928) was an English novelist and poet. He became widely regarded for his novels, such as Tess.
Story from an author’s imagination. May be based on real-life events Or totally made up Opposite of Nonfiction.
Short Story Elements and Terms