Point of View
The narrator is a character in the story and uses "I"
What is first person?
A story made up form someones imagination
What is Fiction?
The environment, era, and atmosphere that shape the characters' experiences.
What is setting?
This suffix means "the state or quality of" as in "freedom" or "boredom"
What is -dom?
A character who remains mostly unchanged throughout the story.
What is a static character?
The narrator uses "he" or "she" but only knows one character's thoughts.
What is 2nd person?
The peak of tension or the highest point of the story.
What is Climax?
What is conflict?
This suffix means “capable of being,” as in “edible” or “audible.”
What is -ible?
The feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for the reader.
What is mood?
The narrator tells the story to another character using "you"
What is second person?
Why an author writes a particular story
What is Author's Purpose?
A universal message or truth about human nature revealed through the story's events and characters
What is theme?
This suffix forms nouns that mean “one who practices or believes in,” like “realist.”
What is -ist?
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject, shown through their word choice and style.
What is tone?
A point of view which uses a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.
What is third person omniscient?
A letter or group of letters that create the end of a word and changes its meaning
What is a Suffix?
A scene that interrupts the story to show an event form the past
What is a flashback?
This suffix means “study of” or “science of,” as in “biology” or “psychology.”
What is -ology?
When an author drops subtle clues about a character’s personality through actions, dialogue, or appearance instead of directly stating it.
What is indirect characterization?
The narrator's position in relation to the story being told
What is POV?
A graph that breaks down the plot
What is a Plot Mountain?
A character who contrasts with another to highlight certain traits.
What is a foil character?
This suffix turns adjectives into abstract nouns showing a condition or quality, like “brilliance” or “independence.”
What is -ance or -ence?
A hint or clue about something that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?