1. description of characters

1. the methods of description of people in novels mainly include appearance description, action description, language description, psychological description and expression description.

2. It is the portrait (appearance) that describes the appearance, expression, posture, clothing, etc.

3. It is language that describes the dialogues, monologues and tone voices of characters.

4. from the perspective of description, the methods of character description can also be divided into: positive description and profile description, also known as direct description and indirect description.

2. Characters

1. The three elements of a novel are (vivid) characters, (complete) story, and (description of the environment in which the characters are active).

2. Among the characters created in the novel, the one who embodies the author's creative intention and the theme of the work is the central figure of the novel, also known as the protagonist.

3. The core of the character image is the ideological character displayed by the character. Only by analyzing the character image of the novel can the theme of the novel be well analyzed.

3. Story plot

1. Story plot is the whole process of the development and evolution of life events described in the work. The plot of a novel can generally be divided into four parts: beginning, development, climax and ending, and some novels also have prologue and ending.

1 the beginning is the first thing of the contradiction and conflict reflected in the work;

2 development is the evolution process of contradictions and conflicts in works from unfolding to intensification;

3. The climax is the key moment that determines the fate of all parties to the contradiction, and the main contradiction is about to be solved. It is the stage when the contradiction reaches its peak and the ideological struggle of the characters is the most tense, inspiring and acute.

4 the ending is that the contradiction is solved, the development of the characters' character has been completed, the event has the final result, and the theme is fully displayed, which is the inevitable result of the plot development.

iv. environmental description

1. environmental description is the description of the environment of people's activities and the background of events, which includes the description of natural environment and the description of social environment.

2. Description of natural environment, also called scenery description, mainly describes the time, place, season, climate, flowers, birds, insects, fish and other scenes of people's activities.

3. The description of social environment mainly describes the specific environment, place, atmosphere and interpersonal relationship of people's activities.

4. The main functions of environmental description are:

1) Explain the time and place where the story happened. Provide a specific background for character activities.

2) Render the atmosphere and contrast the characters;

3) Some environmental descriptions also play a role in promoting plot development.

Summary:

1. The plot of a novel is generally divided into four parts: ending, development, climax and ending. The development of the plot serves to shape the characters. Through the analysis of the plot, we can better grasp the characters' personality by understanding their respective performances in the plot.

2. The description of characters in the novel includes appearance description, psychological description, action description and language description; Through these descriptions, we can deeply understand the personality characteristics of the characters and then understand the social situation reflected by them.

3. The environment in the novel includes social environment and natural environment. The social environment accounts for the background of the event, and the description of natural environment includes the location, season, climate, time and scene of the characters' activities, in order to express their identity, status, personality, atmosphere, mood and theme.