Plot Analysis and IronyAsk yourself…..

•What are the main elements in the plot of the story?

•What aspects of the story were not what you thought they would be?

Plot Analysis

• What are the 5 major points in a plot diagram?

• What information does the reader receive in each section?

Plot Analysis

• Exposition:– Characters and Conflicts are introduced

• Rising Action:– Characters are developed and the conflict builds

tension

• Climax:– Point of greatest interest in the story. When the

conflict erupts

Plot Analysis

• Falling Action:– Story and conflict draws to a close. The

characters react to the climax

• Resolution:– Closing of the story. Not all questions are

answered but most are

Irony

• What is irony?– A literary technique or situation where the literal

meaning does not coincide with the implied meaning

• Example……• “My boat is as unsinkable as the Titanic!”– Statement made by someone in 1912, who did

not know the boat sank

Three Types of Irony- Verbal

• When the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning

• Ex. In the movie Shrek- Shrek does not always say exactly what he means…..– Donkey- “Can I stay with you? Please????!”– Shrek- “Of course.”– Donkey- “Really?!”– Shrek- “No.”

Three Types of Irony- Situational

• The outcome is not what was expected• Example…– A man steps to the side to avoid being hit by a

sprinkler and falls in a swimming pool– In the Wizard of Oz, the cowardly lion asks the

wizard for courage, only to discover he had courage the entire time

Three Types of Irony- Dramatic

• This is when situational irony occurs in a play or story. The audience or reader know the irony of the situation before the character does– Example…– In “Romeo and Juliet”- Romeo drinks poison

because he thinks Juliet is really dead; when in actuality Juliet had pretended to be dead in order to meet with Romeo