Literary Elements Characterization Point of View Setting Characterization

Literary Elements Characterization Point of View Setting

Characterization □ Character Analysis is the same thing you do every day as you try to understand the people around you. □ Look at the following picture and describe what you actually see.

This busy woman is tired.

Direct Characterization □ Author directly tells about the character □ Physical Appearance □ Nature/Personality □ Now look at the picture again and describe what you think is true about the person.

This busy woman is tired.

Indirect Characterization □ You have to figure out details about the character by examining their words, actions, and what other characters say and think. □ This is called inference—drawing conclusions. It’s similar to looking at the picture of the woman and deciding what you “think” is true.

Antagonist and Protagonist □ Protagonist = the main character or hero of the story □ Antagonist = the person or thing working against the protagonist

Point of View □ Point of View = who tells the story and how it is told □ Narrator = the person telling the story

First Person □ A character in the story tells the story □ “I” □ Everything is seen as that character sees it—not necessarily objective

Third Person Omniscient □ A person outside of the story tells the story and knows everything— even thoughts □ Can be several places at once □ Knows past and present

Third Person Limited □ A person outside of the story tells the story but is limited in what is known □ Usually follows one character

Setting □ Time and Place in which the action of the story takes place □ Local Color = the use of specific details that are common to a certain area of the country

Mood □ The feeling a piece of literature arouses in the reader □ What kind of mood is set by the following settings?