Elements of Literature Review

 Usually the beginning of a short story, containing the characters, setting, and the main conflict. 

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Exposition

This is the turning point of the story. Often this is the highest or most intense point of the story.

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

the perspective from which a story is narrated. There can be more than one point of view in a single story. 

• Narrative focus

• point of view

• character's lens

Point of View: While still a teenager, Lee met and began to train with some of the best divers in the country, among them several former Olympians. One former champion gave Lee a piece of advice that he took to heart.

• first person

• second person

• third person

Point of View: It is funny that my trip has ended by being such a fast trip around the world. I find myself referred to now as one of the speediest travelers of all times. Speed wasn’t at all what I had in mind when I started out.

• first person

• second person

• third person

Symbols that are used to signify ideas or qualities

• Characterization

• Symbolism

• IDK; I should study

Point of View: You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino’s new novel, If on a winter’s night a traveler. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade.

• first person

• second person

• third person

Symbolism: The American flag is often a symbol of...

• freedom

• food

• education

• an American flag

My love is a red, red rose.

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

He was as busy as a bee.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole