3.
DIRECTLY STATED
› Obviously stated or
given to the reader
in the novel
INDIRECTLY
STATED
› Must figure out
theme by analyzing
what the novel
reveals about life or
the people
7.
Clear statements are
made about the
character.
“Ron is honest.”
The author writes
about a character’s
thoughts or what
others are thinking
about them.
8.
Time & place of the story
The “backdrop”
Helps create the feeling or atmosphere
of the book.
Real or imaginary.
11.
Authors use
flashback to show
something about a
character’s past.
A flashback is a
scene that
interrupts a story to
describe an earlier
event.
12. Conflict is the struggle
or problem in the story.
Conflict drives the
action of a story.
Resolution is the way
the conflict is settled.
13.
Takes place within the mind of a
character.
They may struggle to make a decision,
take action, or overcome a feeling.
A character struggles against an outside
force.
May have conflict w/ another character or a
force in nature.
14. Arrangement of events
in the story.
Exposition – introducing the
characters, setting, & situation
Rising
Action
• Events that increase action
Climax
• High point of the story, story’s
outcome becomes clear
Falling Action
• Events that follow the climax
Resolution
• Outcome
15. Mood
› Mood is the feeling the
author creates during the
story.
16.
First Person
Narrator takes part in
the action of the
story and refers to
him/her self as “I”.
Limited insight to the
story.
Third Person
Narrator does not
take part of action.
Is an outside
observer, can share
information that
other characters do
not know. Is allknowing.
17. To develop ideas about what will happen
next in a story. You must use your prior
knowledge and clues from the story!!
18. Author’s purpose & perspective go
together.
Author wants you to see the topic
based on his beliefs/background.
Author reveals his feelings/personal
interest in the subject.
20.
Inform – to learn something
› Facts, details, instructions
Persuade – to believe his position
› Non-fiction, contains facts & author’s
opinions
Entertain – tell story, describe places/events
› Play, poems, stories, jokes, comic strips
21.
A symbol stands for or represents
something. In literature, symbols stand for
ideas (love or hope)
Symbolism – is used to reinforce the theme
or message.
22.
Writers attitude towards the
audience/subject.
› Formal, informal, serious, playful, bitter
Scary Mary Poppins
Happy Mary Poppins
24.
Brief work of fiction.
› Still contains a plot, conflict, & characters.
25.
Making logical assumptions about
something not directly stated in the text.
Putting the clues
from the story
together… like a
puzzle!
26. When you draw a conclusion
you use 2 things:
1. What you know in
your head.
2. What you’ve read
in the story.
A conclusion is the decision you come
to when you put these two together.
