Literary Elements
The order of the events in a story.
What is plot?
The underlying message of a text.
What is theme?
The narrator's attitude toward or way of regarding something.
What is narrator perspective?
"The sun smiled in the sky"
What is the tone in this sentence?
Happy or Joyful
What is the name of the main character
Mathilde
How a character gets developed over the course of a story.
What is characterization?
A theme that could apply to anyone, anywhere, at any point in history regardless of cultural differences.
What is a Universal Theme?
The use of irony, humor, or exaggeration to make fun of something bad, like someone's vices or stupidity.
- What is Satire?
What is the tone here?
Gloomy or sad
What does she borrow from her friend?
A necklace
The time and place in which a story takes place.
What is setting?
True or False: "Children should always listen to their parents" is a universal theme?
No, this message doesn't apply to everyone everywhere
When something happens in an unexpected way, or the result is the opposite of what was expected.
What is situational irony?
Karen stared at Jack with hearts in her eyes.
How does she feel about him?
She has a crush on Jack
What was the plot twist of the story?
The necklace was fake.
The emotional atmosphere of a text; how the text is supposed to make the reader feel.
What is mood?
When characters struggle with accepting that their dreams may not be able to come true in reality.
What is the Tension Between the Ideal and Real?
Sarcasm, or saying words that literally mean something other than the idea you're communicating.
What is verbal irony?
How many people can leave the room at once, and what do they need to do first?
Only one person can be out at a time. They need to make a Silent Pass and take the physical pass by the door.
Based on the theme, does Mathilde deserve what happened to her?
Yes.
The way the author feels about things in the story; the author's attitude or way of regarding something.
What is tone?
What is the theme of "The Necklace"?
- You should be happy with yourself the way you are.
- You should never let greed take over your life.
When the reader/audience knows something that characters don't know.
What is dramatic irony?
The heat suffocated the students who walked home from school. Their backpacks slowing their steps making it hard to move or even think.
What is the mood?
Exhausted, tired
What was the type of irony that occured at the end?
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