What does it mean when they ask you for the theme ,setting, characterization, conflict, point of view,tone,?

Question

(continuation) dialog and metaphors for a book.

Answer 1

What Are Literary Elements?

By Patti Hutchison      

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1     What are these literary elements your teacher is talking about? Sure, you enjoy reading. But have you really taken time to think more deeply about the things you read? Authors use literary elements to make their writing more interesting. Teachers use them as starting points for analyzing and discussing the literature students read.



2     You have probably heard of these literary elements: setting, plot, characterization, conflict, point of view, theme, and tone. But what do these really mean?



3     Setting is the time and place of the story. The author might come right out and state the exact time and place. Or he might give the reader clues. For example, he may describe how people dress or what kind of transportation they use in order to tell the time period of the story. He might describe a city or country setting and tell about the weather to give clues about the place. It is important to know the setting in order to understand the story.



4     The plot is the events in the story. Authors give the plot in many ways. They may give events in a sequential order. Or they may use flashbacks to go backwards and forwards in time. Like a good crime scene show, there may be several plot lines going on at the same time.



5     No matter what sequence the events are written in, the plot contains the same elements. They include exposition, rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution. What does all that mean?



6     The exposition is the introduction. The characters are introduced, and information about the problem is given. The rising action leads up to the climax, which is the turning point in the story. This is where the reader feels the most emotion. It is usually the most exciting part of the story. The falling action leads to the resolution, which is the conclusion of the story.



7     The author introduces us to the personalities in the story through characterization. The main character is the hero of the story, also called the protagonist. The author also tells us about other characters and their relationship to the main character. One of these is usually an antagonist. This is a person who goes against the protagonist. The characterization of a story helps the reader to understand other elements of the story, such as plot, conflict, and theme.



8     The conflict of the story is the main problem. It usually involves the main character. There are two types of conflict, external and internal. External conflicts involve the main character and another person. Or there may be problems between the main character and society, nature, or a machine. Internal conflicts are battles between the character and his thoughts or feelings. He may have to make an important decision or come to terms with a decision he has already made. Conflicts give the story interest and help us to understand the characters, plot, and theme.



9     A story's point of view deals with who is telling the story. There are two types of point of view. These are first-person and third-person. In first person point of view, a character tells the story. This is shown by the use of the pronoun "I" throughout the story. This person tells what he observes and feels.



10     There are three types of third-person point of view. In third-person omniscient point of view, the person telling the story knows all about the ideas and feelings of all the characters. In limited third-person point of view, the narrator knows only the feelings of one of the characters. Using third-person objective point of view, the narrator gives only observations about what is happening. He does not know the feelings of the characters, only what they see.



11     The theme is the main idea of the story. It involves the author's reason for writing the piece. He may have written it to entertain the reader or teach her a lesson. Stories can have many themes. Finding the theme of a story often requires a lot of thought.



12     The final element is tone. The tone of the story is the author's feeling about the subject of the story. It may be serious, playful, or take many other forms. Tone often goes hand in hand with the theme of the piece. An author can show tone through the dialog of the characters, among other ways. Tone gives the emotion to the story and often contributes to how the reader feels while she is reading the piece.



13     Literary elements work together to make the story interesting to the reader. They help the reader to understand the story and relate to it. Knowing what these elements are will help you to be able to analyze and discuss the literature you read.

Answer 2

theme: the message the book/author is trying to tell you

setting: where the story takes place

characterization: all the characters in the book, major and minor

conflict: what is the argument in the book/ something that goes wrong in the book

point of view: first or third person... first person uses I, me, my... third person is as if someone is looking in on the scene and telling what happened

tone: the way the author feels towards what he talks about

If you go to yahoo or google and type in literary terms, you'll find tons of sites that can define these words in more depth :)

Answer 3

Theme: what is the overal message of the literature

Setting: where does the literature take place (i.e.- 1945, in a deep woods)

Characterization: Show the characters of the literature, by showing some words, attitudes, feelings

Conflict: What is the problem or the difficulty in the literature

Point of View: How do people interpret or see the literature (i.e.- boring, eye opening, very solom)

Tone: What the mood being set by the narrator (i.e.- the tone is happy, sad, angry, solom, excited

Dialog and Metaphors for a book : What are some metaphors in the literature for example. (Brian was a wall)- comparing someone or something to another without using the word "like"

Dialog- People talking in the literature (i.e.- "Sally, where are my keys?", " In the cupard, honey",

Good luck

Answer 4

They ask you all that stuff because they want to know if you got all there was to get out of a read.

All the parts of what you asked are in all parts of any story.

yes, there is always a conflict, you can't have a good book without conflict.

Answer 5

these are all literary terms and can be described simply.

Theme is what the piece of literature is about. It is not the moral, mind you, but more of what it is trying to convey or say.

Setting is the time and place the story takes place. It must include both. Often, they are not said directly, but understood, so watch out for that.

Characterization is just characters and their personalities. Is the character a rebel, an angelic, comical, etc.

Conflict is the main problem in the story.

Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told. There are three kinds, First Person, Third Person Limited, and Third Person omniscient. First person is when the story is told from a character's point of view, often using I and we. Third Person Limited is when the story is told by an outside source and uses he or she. It is similar to Third person Omniscient in the way that it can see the thoughts and actions of a single person, whereas Third Person Omniscient sees the thoughts and actions of all characters. There is a fourth perspective, but it is highly difficult to use and rare to find unless it is a how-to-do kind of thing. It is called second person and uses words such as "you".

Tone is the feeling the reader gets when reading the story. Do you get the feeling of mystery, comedy, horror, sadness, etc.