voice
pov
genres
plot structure
setting
100

voice

what is how you address the audience

100

first person

what is i, me, my, we, us, our

100

fiction

what is imagined events and characters

100

exposition

what is introduction

100

locale

what is specific locations

200

narrative voice

what is personal voice and tense

200

second person

what is you, your, yours.

200

creative nonfiction

what is narrative craft with true stories

200

incident

what is disruption in the story

200

time

what is time of day, season, historical era

300

authorial voice

what is style, tone, and perspective

300

third person

what is he, she, it, they, him, her, them, his, hers, theirs

300

poetry

what is aesthetic and rhythmic language

300

rising action

what is challenges or obstacles

300

environment

what is climate, geography, social/political environment

400

character voice

what is dialogue and internal thoughts

400

third person omniscient

what is narrator is all-knowing

400

drama

what is dramatic writing for performance

400

climax

what is conflict is confronted

400

mood

what is emotional feeling

500

tone

what is pacing, imagery, and symbolism

500

third person limited

what is the narrator has a limited perspective

500

vignettes 

what is a specific moment rather than plot

500

falling action/resolution

what is tensions lesson and conflict is resolved

500

show don't tell

what is let the setting reveal the information

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