Literary Elements
What is setting?
Antagonist
The villan/bad guy in the story
reliable narrator
tells the truth
1st person
I, me, us, our
Narrator's direct POV
simple
He went to the store.
Perspective
The point of view from which the story is told
Protagonist
The main character/good guy in the story
unreliable narrator
can't be trusted because they have a distorted view of reality/lies to us or to herself
2nd person
you, your, yours
Rarely used in books, novels
compound
Conflict
The protagonist's close friend who is the opposite/very different from him/her
stream of consiousnes
a type of writing that flows endlessly and naturally, like your inner monologue/thinking
3rd person limited
he, she, they
We know what one character thinking/feelingcomplex
When he went to the store, he got candy.
Symbolism
when a specific object represents an idea
Flat character
direct characteriation
we are told directly what the character is like,
"He's a mean guy"
he, she, they
We only know character's actions and dialogues, not what's going on inside their heads
compound-complex
When he went to the store, he got candy, and the cash register lady smiled at him.
Theme
The main idea/deeper message in the story
Round
Fully developed character will multiple traits
indirect characterization
we are told indirectly what the character is like, we have to read between the lines using STEAL method
3rd person omniscient
We know what ALL characters thinking and feeling
complex with a subordinator in the middle
He got candy when he went to the store.