Elements of Reading Fictions.pptVIP

Elements of Reading Fictions Read the following: Why do you think it is a story? 1) It tells us something imagined rather than real. 2) It has something to do with an image of people we meet in our daily life. 3) It has a character and the character does something in a certain place at a certain time. Suspense, wonder, deep thought: (1) Who rang the bell? (2) Why is the character a woman rather than a man? (3)Why is the house old and shuttered? (4) Who is recounting the story? Suspense, wonder, deep thought: (5) What effect is produced by the word “knows”? (6) Why does the author select the word “dead” in ending the paragraph? (7) Why does the author arrange another paragraph with just three words? Suspense, wonder, deep thought: (8) What is characteristic of the wording and of the sentence structure? (9) What is the moral sense of the story? Ways of Analysis of a Literary Works Literature often refers to imaginative literature, that is, the writer makes full use of his imagination to relate the story, to express his thoughts, emotion, making the readers feel pleasant, simulated and moved, and gaining more knowledge, enlarging wider vision, and purifying feelings. Ways of Analysis of a Literary Works Literature has many forms. And for “genre”体裁, poetry, fictions and drama are the main literary forms. Fictions are easier to be accepted for the learners for they have lots of plots, rich language and are close to life. In writing, fictions include description, narration, emotionalizing as well as dialogues and comments. Plot Plot: Five Stages of Plot The Order of Plot A. Chronological Plotting B. Flashback C. Interleaving片段倒叙 D. Cliffhanger连续的悬念插曲 The Order of Plot Plot brings order out of life and it focuses and clarifies (explain解析) life. Characters Types of Characters: (1)Protagonist Antagonist Protagonist: central character; Antagonist: rival, opponent. Without them, there will be no plot. Types of Characters: (2) F