Literary Elements and Symbolism in The Landlady

• Engels
• WO
• Studiejaar 4

Unveiling Literary Elements and Symbolism

The Landlady

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and understand the literary elements of plot, round and flat characters, irony, alliteration, and the symbolism of chrysanthemum flowers.

What do you already know about literary elements and symbolism?

Literary Elements

Literary elements are the essential techniques used by writers to create a story. They include plot, characters, irony, and alliteration.

Plot

The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story. It typically includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Round and Flat Characters

Round characters are complex and undergo development, while flat characters are one-dimensional and do not change throughout the story.

Irony

Irony is a literary technique that involves surprising, amusing, or interesting contradictions or contrasts.

Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.

The big brown bug brutally bit the big black bear.

Participation Point: Make your own alliterative sentence!

Symbolism of Chrysanthemum Flowers

Chrysanthemum flowers, particularly yellow and white ones, are often used to symbolize mourning, grief, and remembrance of the dead in many cultures.

The Landlady

Take up work

Interactive Discussion

Engage in a 2-minute discussion about the symbols, the plot the characters, irony or alliteration in The Landlady AND/OR The Lottery

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.