elements of literature
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Elements of Literature
Parts of a BookCover
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PagesWords
PicturesEnd pages
SpineDedication
IndexTable of contents
Copyright dateTitle page
AuthorIllustratorPublisher
TitleAuthor’s PurposeTo express feelings
To entertain
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To teach us thingsBecause they like to write
Give us informationSend message to the worldMake us think about things
Make us wonderMake us laugh
SettingWhere the story takes place
The sceneWhen the story takes place
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Affects the story / MoodTells characters how to act
CharactersMain character—the person the
author talks about the mostThe story revolves around this
person
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Can change during a storyCan be an animal or a person
Someone you follow through the book
Supporting characters are other characters in the text
IllustrationsRealistic or impressionistic
Animation—cartoonsUse different media—paint,
sketches, watercolors, oil paints, pastels, crayons
Borders of full pages
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Tell us things the words may not
Point of ViewSomeone’s side of the story
Seeing things their wayPerspective
1st person—I went to the store3rd person—Two boys went to the
storeNarrators
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PlotEvents in a story
The order things happenPlan of the story
The sequence of eventsChronological order
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SymbolsSomething that represents
something elseLogos are symbolsPeace sign, Nike
Pictures can be symbols
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MoodFeelings you have
Make you feel a certain wayAdds to the setting
Setting adds to the moodIllustrations add to the mood
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ThemeThe big idea, main message
Man vs. nature, good vs. evil, friendship, death
Universal ideas, helps us understand ourselves
The moral or lesson in the story