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Literary Analysis Cheat Sheet

This document is a literary analysis terminology cheat sheet focusing on the Maori culture and its representation in the story 'The Whale Rider.' It outlines key elements of fiction such as characterization, conflict, setting, plot, point of view, and the author's stylistic choices, including structure, tone, imagery, and figurative language. Additionally, it discusses symbolism and themes, encouraging critical connections to broader topics.

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Literary Analysis Cheat Sheet

This document is a literary analysis terminology cheat sheet focusing on the Maori culture and its representation in the story 'The Whale Rider.' It outlines key elements of fiction such as characterization, conflict, setting, plot, point of view, and the author's stylistic choices, including structure, tone, imagery, and figurative language. Additionally, it discusses symbolism and themes, encouraging critical connections to broader topics.

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Literary Analysis

Terminology Cheat Sheet


Historical Context
Indigenous Maori People Who are the Maori? Where do they live?
People New Zealand What are some important aspects of their culture? What traditions do you know
about the Maori?
Culture and The beliefs and rituals that characterize a What were some traditions important to Maori culture?
Traditions society How did those traditions cause conflict in the story?

Elements of Fiction
Characterization STEAL: Speech, Thoughts, Effects on What can we infer from the dialogue, thoughts, or actions about the characters in the
Others, Actions, Looks book?
Conflict Internal What conflict can you identify in The Whale Rider?
 Character vs Self How does the conflict contribute to the story?
External How does the conflict cause characters to change?
 Character vs Would the conflict have been different in a different setting?
Character/Nature/Society
Setting Natural World How can you describe the setting?
 Natural Forces, Climate, Animals How does the setting contribute to the plot, characters, or conflict of the story?
Cultural and Historical Background What is the cause and effect relationship between the setting and the characters,
 Historical Events, Traditions conflict, or plot?
Specific Places
 Houses, school, park, cities
Plot Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising How did certain plot events contribute to the story?
Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution How did the character change at the climax of the story?
How did the setting contribute to the plot events?
Point of View 1st Person What is the point of view of The Whale Rider?
2nd Person Is the point of view from the main character?
3rd Person Limited How did this point of view help develop the characters?
3rd Person Omniscient How might the story have been different if told from a different point of view? For
example?
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Terminology Cheat Sheet
Author’s Stylistic Choices
Structure Dual narrative structure – Maori and the How did the structure of The Whale Rider impact the reader?
Whales What effect did the author intend?
How would the story have been different if it was written differently?
Tone The feeling the author wants to convey What is the tone of various parts of the story?
throughout the text How does the tone influence and affect the reader?
What does the author want to show through the tone?
Imagery Painting with words What imagery did you recognize in the story?
Using descriptive language (5 senses) to How did the imagery impact the story?
explain details of a story How did the imagery impact the reader?
Figurative Simile, Metaphor, Personification, What figurative language can you identify?
Language Hyperbole How does the language help convey meaning in the story?
How does the language impact the reader?
Extension
Symbolism Objects, characters, settings, or images Were there any reoccurring objects in the story that represented larger ideas? What
that represent bigger ideas or issues larger ideas does the author want to communicate?
Themes Messages that the author wants to What messages can we take away from this story about life?
communicate about life
Critical Connecting to topics of our unit What connections can you make between this novel and our unit?
Connections What might be the big reason Mr. Grasso chose this book?

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