Little Red Riding Hood

Elements of Short Stories

Plot The original

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1. Review story with partner2. Fill out story map

Exposition

Rising action

Climax

Falling action

Resolution

Red Riding Hood Characterization

DIRECT Characterization (Author tells us):1.says2.looks3.acts4.thinks5.What others think

Use author’s direct words as proof

INDIRECT Characterization (we figure out on our own by observing their personalities and how others view them): 1.2.3.4.5.

Use sections of the story that reveal this as proof

Conflict

Struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions

Internal:Is a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within the mind of a single character•Man v/s Self

External:A character struggles against an outside force•Man v/s Man•Man v/s Nature•Man v/s Society

Conflicts in Little Red Riding Hood

Types of Conflicts Examples

Man v/s Man 1. Wolf v/s Lumberjack2.

Man v/s Nature 1. Red v/s woods2.

Man v/s Society 1. Red v/s Perception of Women and girls2.

Man v/s Himself (Internal Conflict)

1. Mother v/s Decision2.

Mood (aka atmosphere)

The feeling a story evokes It is often created by the story’s setting Some common moods are

(suspenseful, peaceful, ominous, depressing, humorous,)

Little Red Riding Hood

1. What mood does the artist create in this work?

2. What elements of the picture create this mood?

• Write a paragraph creating the mood you see in the picture.

ForeshadowingUses clues to hint at what will occur later in the plot

Make haste and start before it grows hot, and walk properly and nicely ,and don’t run, or you might fall and break the flask of wine, and there would be none left for grandmother.

“I will be sure to take care,” said Little Red RidingHood to her mother, and gave her hand upon it.

Now the grandmother lived away in the wood, half an hour’s walk from the village; and when Little Red Riding Hood had reached the wood, she met the wolf; but as she did not know what a bad

sort of animal he was, she did not feel frightened.

Tone

The attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the reader.

Conveyed through word choice Common tones authors take are (Ironic,

sarcastic, nostalgic, critical, bitter, hopeful, sympathetic)

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf by Roald Dahl from “Revolting Rhymes”

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The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers. She whips a pistol from her knickers. She aims it at the creature’s headAnd bang bang bang, she shoots him dead.A few weeks later, in the wood, I came across Miss Riding Hood.But what a change! No cloak of red,No silly hood upon her head.She said, “Hello, and do please note“My lovely furry WOLFSKIN COAT.”

1. What is the author’s tone toward Red’s incident with the wolf?

2. How does the author feel about the “new” Red Riding Hood?

3. How do you know? (hint: find “loaded words”)

Symbol Person, place, thing, or event that

stands both for itself and for something beyond itself.

What does symbolize?

What does symbolize?

What does symbolize?

Little Red Riding Hood (Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs cover)

1. What/Who does the wolf

symbolize in the song?

2. Red Riding Hood?

3. The woods?4. Is the narrator of

the song reliable (trustworthy)?

Why or Why not?

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Irony

1. Verbal- a speaker says one thing but means the opposite

2. Situational-what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen

3. Dramatic-occurs when the reader or audience know something important that the character doesn’t know

Irony in Little Red Riding Hood through different genresType of Irony Example from Song, Poem,

and Original Story

1. Verbal Irony Song “Little Red Riding Hood” (Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs cover): “What a big heart I have all the better to love you with, Little Red Riding Hood even bad wolfs can be good.”

2.Situational Irony Poem by Roald Dahl:“Bang bang bang she shoots him dead”

3. Dramatic Irony The Original Story:O grandmother, what large ears you have!” “The better to hearwith.” “O grandmother, what great eyes you have!” “The better tosee with.” “O grandmother, what large hands you have!” “Thebetter to take hold of you with.” “But, grandmother, what a terriblelarge mouth you have!” “The better to devour you!”

Narration and Point of View

Omniscient (all-knowing)-Narrator plays no part in the story, but can tell us what all the characters are feeling and thinking

3rd person limited-Narrator plays no part in the story, but zooms in on the thoughts of one character

1st person-Narrator is a character in the story (says “I…)

Point of View in Different Genres

Type of Irony Example from Song, Poem, and Original Story

1. OmniscientFound in original story

1. The wolf thought to himself, “That tender young thing would be a

delicious morsel, and would taste better than the old one; I mustmanage somehow to get both of them.”2. When Little Red Riding Hood had

reachedthe wood, she met the wolf; but as she did not know what a badsort of animal he was, she did not feel frightened.

2. 3rd person limitedFound in Poem by Ronald Dahl

“As soon as Wolf began to feelThat he would like a decent mealHe went”….

3. 1st person Found in Song

“Little Red Riding Hood I don’t think little big girls should go walking in the spooky old woods alone”

Theme

The central idea or insight about human life revealed by a work of literature

The author doesn’t tell you the meaning you should get from their writing

You figure out what it means to you personally ---What insight did you gain from reading it?

What is the theme of Little Red Riding Hood?

Additional Terms Anaphora – the lines begin with the same word Asyndeton – omitting conjunctions between words,

phrases, or clauses "Speed up the film, Montag, quick. Click, Pic, Look, Eye, Now, Flick, Here, There, Swift, Pace, Up, Down, In, Out, Why, How, Who, What, Where, Eh? Uh! Bang! Smack! Wallop, Bing, Bong, Boom!"(Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, 1953)

Polysyndeton - "He pulled the blue plastic tarp off of him and folded it and carried it out to the grocery cart and packed it and came back with their plates and some cornmeal cakes in a plastic bag and a plastic bottle of syrup."(Cormac McCarthy, The Road, Knopf, 2006)

Syntax – way words and phrases are grouped together

Additional Terms Parallelism - similar patterns of

grammatical structure and length. For instance, "King Alfred tried to make the law clear, precise, and equitable.“ “I came. I saw. I conquered.”

Vernacular – common language of the time

Allusion – reference to a piece of lit, history

Additional Terms Personification Simile Metaphor Alliteration Onomatopoeia - The use of a word to describe or

imitate a natural sound or the soundmade by an object or an action. Example: snap crackle pop

Hyperbole - An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true.Tall tales are hyperboles.Example: He was so hungry, he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.