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Story Elements

Plot: It tells us what the story is about.

Rising Action: When the conflict is going to start

Climax: When the conflict is over

Falling Action: The end of the story.

Story



Types of Literature

Texts

Fiction Texts: they tell stories that are not real.

Non-fiction Texts: They tell true stories.



Fiction Texts can be…

Science Fiction Texts.Stories about a future

related to space or planets.

Mystery Texts.Stories about crime

and or muder with an final event that

anybody expects.

Drama Texts.



Fairy Tales.Written stories

specially for kids about imaginary events and characters

Fables.Story tha taches

a lesson usuallya moral

Fantasy Texts.Stories which tell something ureal, magic

and adventurous.



Folklore Texts.Stories which belong to a

certain group of people or culture.

Horror Stories.Stories which

are frightening and strange

things happen in them.

Humor Texts.Stories which are fun and

make people laugh.



Short Stories

Novels Poems



Some other elements of literature…

•Allegory: Narrative in which the characters or situations have qualities related to moral, religion or political ideas.

•Alliteration: Pattern of sounds with repeated consonant sounds:

“Double, double toil and trouble Fire burn and caldron buble”



Antagonist: Character who fights against the main character.

Denouement: Part of falling action.

Dialogue: What the character actually says.

Figurative Language: Ornamental Language



Flashback: Interruption of present event to present a past event.

Hyperbole: an extravagant exageration

Irony: Something that is not what it seems



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