ELEMENTS

A literary element refers to components of a literary

work
 (character, setting, plot, theme, frame, exposition,
ending/denouement, motif, titling, narrative point-‐of-‐
view). These are technical terms for the “what” of a work
STRUCTURES

The definition of literary structure is that it is the

organization of a story's various elements, including
plot, characters, and themes. It forms a frame that
helps a reader understand how a story's elements tie
together.
TRADITIONS

In other words, the “tradition” of literary

tradition is the constant production of new
works added to the canon
DEFINITIONS ELEMENTS
STRUCTURE TRADITIONS
ACTIVITY
POETRY
LITERARY ART USES AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF
LANGUAGE ARE BROUGHT OUT
COMMUNICATES ECONOMICALLY, INTENSELY, AND
INTIMATELY THROUGH AND BEYOND LANGUAGE,
RELYING HEAVILY ON IMAGINARY, FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE, AND SOUND EFFECTS DEVISES
PROSE

IS ANY KIND OF WRITTEN TEXT THAT IS NOT POETRY

PROSE FICTION
IMAGINARY STORY
SOMEONE TELLS IN EVERYDAY, NATURAL
LANGUAGE
EVENTS THAT ARE NOT FACTUAL, BUT
IMAGINARY OR INVENTED BY AUTHOR
EXAMPLES OF PROSE FICTION

NOVELS
SHORT STORIES
FABLES
FAIRY TALES
LEGENDS
FILMS, COMIC, BOOKS, AND VIDEO GAMES
NONFICTION PROSE
BASED ON FACTS
REAL EVENT, PEOPLE, THINGS, AND PLACES.
CONFORM TO WHAT IS TRUE AND CANNOT BE
MANIPULATED BY AUTHOR
CREATIVE NONFICTION

personal essay, biography, narrative

history and long form narrative reportage
MOTIVATION
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OUTPUT:

TEXT
TRANSFORM
CHOOSE 1 TASK

WRITE A FLASH FICTION OF NO MORE THAN 50 WORDS

CREATE A 1 PAGE DOODLE FICTION

DRAW A 4 PANNEL COMMIC STRIPS

WRITE A POEM ABOUT THE LEGEN