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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Elements of Fiction

Characters Static Character: Dynamic Character: Flat Character: Round Character:

With Your Partner List the characters you meet in the Alchemist Are they a static or dynamic character? Are they a round or flat character? Be prepared to prove your point.

Characterization Indirect Characterization- Direct Characterization-

With Your Partner Give an example of direct characterization for Santiago. Find the quote to prove your point. What is an example of indirect characterization for Santiago? Find a quote that shows this.

Setting The setting of a story is the time and place in which the action occurs. -

With Your Partner - List the settings Santiago journeys to. - What time period does this story take place in? - How do you know?

Conflict Struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces. External Conflict: Internal Conflict:

Theme Is of the story the writer presents through the characters and the plot. The theme is not usually stated.

Plot Is the series of events in a story Often follows a pattern of development made up of as many as five specific stages. Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

Exposition It is at the beginning of a story. It gives ____________________ that the reader needs to know. It introduces the _______, the __________, and the ___________. Sometimes it tells what happened in the past.

Exposition Ask yourself: Who are the __________? What is the _______?

Rising Action During this part of the story, the_______________________. Complications arise and suspense begins to build as the main characters ________ to resolve their problems.

Rising Action Ask yourself: What makes the __________ ___________?

Climax It is the ________ ______ of the story, that point at which the conflict is _______. Moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in the plot.

Climax Ask yourself: How was the conflict resolved?

Falling Action The _______ of the climax are shown. The suspense is over, but the results of the decision or action that caused the climax are worked out.

Falling Action Ask yourself: How are the effects of the climax shown?

Resolution The resolution tells how the _______ _____. It ties up any loose ends of the plot.

Resolution Ask yourself: How does the story end? How does it tie up loose ends?

Genres Fable: How is The Alchemist a fable?

Bildungsroman: How is The Alchemist a bildungsroman?

Literary Devices Protagonist: Who is the protagonist of The Alchemist?

Point of View Omniscient Point of View:

First Person Point of View:

Third Person Limited Point of View: What point of view The Alchemist told in?

Character motivation: What is Santiago’s motivation?

Foreshadowing: Give an example of foreshadowing in The Alchemist.

Tone: What is the tone of The Alchemist?

Symbol: Give an example of a symbol in The Alchemist?

Irony: What is ironic about The Alchemist? What type of irony is it?