Figurative language
Plot structure
Point of view
STEAL
100

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

Simile

100

The beginning of the story where setting and characters are introduced.

Exposition

100

The perspective of which the narrator speaks in

POV

100

The character's physical appearance and how it reflects their personality

Looks

200

The comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"

Metaphor

200

The series of events that occur after the inciting incident

Rising Action

200

Narrator speaks from their own perspective, from inside the story

1st person POV

200

How the character's actions and presence influence other characters and the overall story

Effect on others

300

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Alliteration

300

The turning point of a story, where main conflict is at its best and gets resolved

Climax

300

They are in the story and can address the reader directly.

2nd person POV

300

What the character says, and how they say it

Speech

400

A word that makes a noise

onomatopoeia

400

After the Climax, when the tension begins to decrease.

Falling Action

400

They are outside of the story and can only look at the thoughts/feelings of a character

3rd person limited POV

400

What the character thinks and feels, which can reveal their personality and motivations

Thoughts

500

the use of language that means the opposite.

Irony

500

The conclusion and the main conflict is fully resolved.

Resolution

500

They are outside the story and can look at thoughts/feelings of more than one character

3rd person Omniscient POV

500

What the character does, and how they act in different situations

Actions

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