Story+Elements

As you read, keep track of the following story elements in a chart:

 * < ==CHAPTERS== ||< ==SETTINGS== ||< ==CHARACTERS== ||< ==CONFLICT-PLOT== ||< ==NARRATION== ||< ==LITERARY DEVICES== ||
 * < =====Book the First=====

Ch. 1-15
||< -inside the castle walls, mouse community - castle library - the King's music room - the Mouse Council ||< - Despereaux - Antoinette (mom) - Lester (dad) - Furlough (brother) - Merlot (sister) - King Phillip - Princess Pea ||< - Despereaux is born "different" from the other mice (eyes open, big ears, curious) - Despereaux wants to go to the music, meets King and Princess - Despereaux is seen in human company - Despereaux is sentenced by the Mouse Council to the dungeon ||< - mostly 3rd person (he, she, they), but switches to 2nd person (you) occasionally, at the end of a chapter - when the narrator talks directly to the reader, it is usually to make a point about the big ideas in the story ||< - light - books, stories - knights/ honor - sound of the drum calling mice to council - sound of the music ||
 * < =====Book the Second=====

Ch. 16-23
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 * < =====Book the Third=====

Ch. 24-33
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 * < =====Book the Fourth=====

Ch. 34-Coda
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