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1、I•theelementsoffictionAsyoureadmoreworksoffiction,youwillbeginpayingcarefulattentiontoelementssuchasplot;character;setting;pointofview;style,tone,andlanguage;symbolandallegory;andtheme.Bylookingattheseelementsyouwillbeabletounderstandandappreciatethestorymorefully.Thefollowingguidelines,desi

2、gnedtohelpyouexploreworksoffiction,focusonissuesthatareexaminedindepthinchapterstocome.Lookattheplotofthestory.Howdotheeventsinthestoryrelatetooneanother,andhowdotheyrelatetothestoryasawhole?Whatconflictsoccurinthestory,andhowaretheseconflictsdevelopedorresolved?Doesthestoryineludeanynotewor

3、thyplotdevices,suchasflashbacksorforeshadowing?Analyzethecharactersofthestory.Whataretheirmoststrikingtraits?Howdotheseindividualsinteractwithoneanother?Whatmotivatesthem?Arethecharactersfullydeveloped,oraretheystereotypeswhosesolepurposeistoexpressasingletrait(good,evil,generosity)ortomovet

4、heplotalong?Identifythesettingofthestory.Atwhattimeperiodandinwhatgeographiclocationdoestheactionofthestoryoccur?Howdoesthesettingaffectthecharactersofthestory?Howdoesitdeterminetherelationshipsamongthecharacters?Howdoesthesettingaffecttheplot?Doesthesettingcreateamoodforthestory?Inwhatwaydo

5、esthesettingreinforcethecentralideasthatthestoryexamines?Examinethenarrativepointofviewofthestory.Whatpersonorpersonsaretellingthestory?Isthestorytoldinthefirstperson(usingIorwe)orinthethirdperson(usinghe,she,andthey)?Doesthenarratorseefromvariousperspectives,oristhestoryrestrictedtothepersp

6、ectiveofoneperson?Isthenarratoramajorcharactertellinghisorherownstoryoraminorcharacterwhowitnessesevents?Howmuchdoesthenarratorknowabouttheeventsinthestory?Doesthenarratorpresentanaccuratepictureofevents?Doesthenarratorunderstandthefullsignificanceofthestoryheorsheistelling?Analyzethestyle,t

7、one,andIanguageofthestory.Doesthewritermakeanyunusualuseofdictionorsyntax?Doesthewriteruseimaginativefiguresofspeech?Patternsofimagery?Whatstylesorlevelsofspeechareassociatedwithparticularcharacters?Whatwordsorphrasesarerepeatedthroughoutthework?Is