Unsur intrinsik dan contohnya (Intrinsic Element and Example)

The intrinsic element; they are:

• Theme

The theme is what the author is saying through the story. The main idea in the story that the author want to deliver to the readers or audiences.

For example: In a story of THE WOOODEN HORSE, the theme is about THE WAR BETWEEN SPARTA KINGDOM AND TROY KINGDOM TO WIN A BEAUTIFUL WIFE, HELEN.

• Setting

The setting is the time and location in which the story takes place or happens. The author often use the description of landscapes, buildings, weathers or season to provide a strong sense of setting.

For example:

TROY, SPARTA, IN A PALACE, ON THE SEA {Place}

ONCE, FOR WEEKS, MONTHS, YEARS, TEN YEARS, ONE MORNING {Time}

• Plot

The sequence of incidents or events of story is composed.

The series of events that make up the story and they are linked together.

The structure of plot is divided into three parts.

1. BEGINNING {Exposition/ Introduction}
2. MIDDLE {Complication, Suspense, Climax}
3. END {Conclusion, Resolution, Denouement

Exposition / Introduction

The opening portion that sets the scene (if any)

 Introduce the main character

Provides any other background information that we need in order to understand and care about the events to follow

Tells us what happened before the story opened

Raising Action

There is Initial Conflict ( The first conflict arrives )

The Initial Conflict start to develop

Complication - New conflicts start to arrive

Suspense

The pleasurable anxiety we feel that heightens our attention to the story

Inheres in our wondering how it will all turn out.

Climax - The moment of greatest tension at which the outcome is to be decided.

[The sources are taken from Mrs. Endang Modul]

For example:

1. Introduction begins with the sentence: “There was once a beautiful girl, named Helen. There are many kings, boys, and dukes wanted to marry her because of her beauty but she decided to marry to Menelaus, king of Sparta”
2. Raising action, Paris: the prince of Troy fallen in love with Helen. He stole her and brought her to Troy”
3. Complication: Her husband, Menelaus was sad and angry. He and his soldiers destroyed The Troy Kingdom. He wanted her wife back home.
4. etc

• Character

Character is a person or sometime an animal in the story that performs the action of the plot.

The types of character:

1. Main character (an important figure at the center of the story’s action or theme) >< Minor character (people or animals in a story but they do not play a leading role).
2. Protagonist (Undergoes and develops most of the actions in a story. Known as hero) >< Antagonist (The person / thing / force that opposes the protagonist).
3. Round character (Has many traits or feature; complex and many-sided) >< Flat character (Has only one outstanding trait or feature).
4. Static character (The same sort of person at the end of the story as at the beginning) >< Dynamic character (Undergoes a permanent change in some aspect of character, personality or outlook).
5. Stock character (The stereotyped figure that has occurred so often in fiction that his nature is immediately known).

For example: HELEN {main character. Menelaus’ wife}, MENELAUS {King of Sparta. Husband of Helen}, PARIS {Antagonist. Prince of Troy}, AGAMEMNON (Minor character. Menelaus’ brother), etc.

• Characterization

There are two ways an author can convey information about a character:

1. Direct or explicit characterization

The author literally tells the audience what a character is like. This may be done via the narrator, another character or by the character him- or herself.

    2. Indirect or implicit characterization

The audience must infer for themselves what the character is like through the character’s thoughts, actions, speech (choice of words, way of talking), looks and interaction with other characters, including other characters’ reactions to that particular person.

For example: HELEN’S CHARACTERIZATION IS BEAUTIFUL, PARIS’ IS YOUNG AND HANDSOME, MENELAUS’ IS OLD, etc.

•       Point of view

There are three types of point of views:

1. First Person:  One of the characters tells the story; talks directly to the reader. Uses the pronoun “I,” “me,” “we,” or “us.
2. Third Person Limited:  The narrator will focus on the thoughts & feelings of just one character. Reader experiences the events of the story through the memory and senses of only one character.
3. Third-Person Omniscient- “All-knowing”: An all-knowing narrator who refers to all the characters as “he” and “she.”  Knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL of the characters.

For example: In the story of WOODEN HORSE, The author in composing the story uses The THIRD PERSON LIMITED POINT OF VIEW.

NB: " This is my summary after I learned about THE INSTRINSIC ELEMENT OF PROSE and I got the resources from the lecture, Ma'am Endang's explanation in the class, 5th semester of UNIPDU Jombang and others relevant resources, internet, books, etc "