We will be looking at each of these in more detail in the following pages. The elements of a novel, a short story, or any other work of fiction are the ingredients in that recipe, and we have 6 main ones: 1) Character, 2) Point of View, 3) Setting, 4) Plot, 5) Theme, and 6) Style and Tone. This character’s purpose is to support another character. Here are a few questions to ask when looking at some of the main elements of fiction. Sidekick This character goes along with another character in the storyusually the protagonist but can be with any character. We will be exploring several of the following literary elements in the following pages so that we can have a common vocabulary to talk about fiction: When you put these answers together, you can begin to figure out theme, and you will have a solid foundation on which to base your analysis. Ask yourself “Who are the characters?” “What is happening?” “When and where is it happening?” and “How does it happen?” The answers will give you character (who), plot (what and how), and setting (when and where). With this in mind, you can begin your examination of literature with a “who, what, when, where, how?” approach. Theme is the heart of literature, exploring everything from love and war to childhood and aging. Plot can act as a stand-in for real-world events just as setting can represent our world or an allegorical one. However, characters and their interactions can reveal a great deal about human nature. Aside from noting what they are and how they drive a story, we sometimes don't pay much attention to these elements. When we read critically or analytically, we might disregard character, plot, setting, and theme as surface elements of a text.
\)īefore you dive straight into your analysis of symbolism, diction, imagery, or any other rhetorical device, you need to have a grasp of the basic elements of what you're reading.
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