Download Irony, Conflict, POV

POINT OF VIEW
• First Person-- The narrator is a character in
the story.
• Uses pronouns such as “I, me, my, us, and we”
to refer to himself.
• Mnemonic: I looks like 1.
POINT OF VIEW
• Third Person Limited -- The narrator (who is
NOT a character in the story) tells what only
one character thinks, feels, and observes.
• Uses pronouns such as “he, she, they, and
them” to refer to the characters.
• Pronouns such as “I, me, or my” are reserved
for dialogue spoken by the characters.
POINT OF VIEW
• Third Person Omniscient-- All-knowing point
of view in which the narrator (NOT a character
in the story) sees into the minds of all the
characters.
• Uses pronouns such as “he, she, they, and
them” to refer to the characters.
• Pronouns such as “I, me, or my” are reserved
for dialogue spoken by the characters.
IRONY
• Verbal Irony-- When someone knowingly
exaggerates or says one thing and means
another, or when what he says turns out to be
true but in a manner different than he
intended.
• On the lowest level, this is sarcasm.
• A more developed example is when the son in
“The Monkey’s Paw” says “Well, I don’t see
the money…and I bet I never shall.”
IRONY
• Situational Irony-- A contrast between what a
reader or character expects and what actually
exists or happens
• A good example of this is “The Necklace.”
• Mnemonic: Match the S in Situational with
the S in Surprise Ending.
IRONY
• Dramatic Irony--Where the reader or viewer
knows something that a character does not
know.
• A well-know example is Romeo and Juliet. The
audience knows Juliet is only asleep as Romeo
drinks poison to join his beloved in death.
• Mnemonic: The monster in the closet. If the
audience didn’t know the monster was there,
the scene wouldn’t be scary.
CONFLICT
• Internal Conflict-- A struggle within a
character’s mind. This type of conflict may
occur when the character has to make a
difficult decision or deal with contradictory
feelings.
• Man versus Self
CONFLICT
• External Conflict-- A struggle between a
character and an outside force. The outside
force could be another character, society, or a
force of nature.
• Man versus Man
• Man versus Society
• Man versus Nature