Literary Elements: Story Building Blocks; Plot, Characters, and Setting; Figurative Language: Beyond Literal; Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole; Imagery, Onomatopoeia, and Irony

Literary Devices in Stories

Literary Devices in Stories

Discover how authors use special tools to make stories amazing and engaging.

Agenda

• Literary Elements: Story Building Blocks

• Plot, Characters, and Setting

• Figurative Language: Beyond Literal

• Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole

• Imagery, Onomatopoeia, and Irony

Storytelling's Secret Tools

Authors use special techniques, like literary elements and figurative language, to make their stories vivid and deeply connect with readers. These 'secret tools' help us understand characters, settings, and themes on a deeper level.

Writing's magic: tools for vivid stories and reader connection.

Literary Elements: Building Blocks

Literary elements are the essential parts that build any story, like the plot, characters, and setting. They structure the narrative and help authors convey their message or meaning to readers.

Story plot structure: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

Plot: The Story's Journey

• Exposition: Introduces characters, setting, and initial conflict.

• Rising Action: Events building tension, leading to the story's peak.

• Climax: The turning point; the most intense moment of conflict.

• Falling Action/Resolution: Events after climax, leading to story's end.

Characters: Driving the Narrative

Characters are the individuals or entities performing actions. Protagonists, like Katniss Everdeen, drive the story, while antagonists, like President Snow, create conflict. Characters can also be flat, round, static, or dynamic.

Comic characters: protagonists, antagonists, flat, round, static, dynamic.

Setting: Time, Place, Mood

Setting is the specific time and place where a story unfolds, including the environment and era. It significantly shapes the mood and influences characters' decisions and the plot. A dark, stormy night, for instance, immediately creates suspense.

Vintage street lamps illuminate a historical cityscape's setting.

Storm Ciaran's dramatic setting: turbulent sea, dark clouds.

Figurative Language: Beyond Literal

Figurative language uses words in imaginative ways, going beyond their literal meaning. Authors use it to create vivid images, evoke strong emotions, and add deeper layers of meaning to their stories and poems.

Building words: figurative language creates vivid imagery and meaning.

Reading sparks imagination and deep thought, like figurative language.

Simile: Comparing with 'Like'/'As'

A simile compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.' This makes descriptions more vivid. For instance, 'The runner was as fast as a cheetah' clearly shows speed.

Cheetah fast, tortoise slow: simile examples.

Metaphor: Direct Comparison

A metaphor directly compares two unlike things, stating one *is* the other. For instance, "The classroom was a zoo" means it was chaotic and noisy, implying shared qualities without using "like" or "as."

Classroom chaos: a metaphor for lively interaction.

Literary Devices in Stories

Literary Elements: Story Building Blocks; Plot, Characters, and Setting; Figurative Language: Beyond Literal; Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole; Imagery, Onomatopoeia, and Irony

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