POINT OF VIEW
Her skin was so pale we could see the web of veins underneath.
3rd person plural
The main character around which the story revolves.
Protagonist
The physical location of the story
Place
Symbols recognized in our everyday lives.
Common or Conventional
Life on the Ring has not been what I expected. Sometimes I travel the Ring to tell my tales, I forget that the earth on which I walk is nothing more than a strip of crushed asteroids, a quarter of a mile thick and millions of miles long.
Unfamiliar setting
"it was an old man, a very old man, lying face down in the mud, who in spite of his tremendous efforts, couldn't get up, impeded by his enormous wings"
magical element
You
second person
A character opposite of the main character
Foil
Time
Symbols recognized by a particular group.
Cultural
"They will keep their space machines out of sight."
Innovative technology.
The owners of the house had no reason to lament. With the money they saved they build a two-story mansion with balconies and gardens
Critique of society
A narrator who is not trustworthy
Unreliable
3 dimensional characters
Round
Dominant mood
Atmosphere
Symbols within a story or poem.
Literary
My conversations with the young sky-man continued. Each day he sat a little closer, talked a little more.
Relatable characters.
What surprised him most, however, was the logic of the wings. They seemed so natural on that completely human organism that he couldn't understand why other men didn't have them too.
Symbolism
Third person
A character who experiences growth
Dynamic
Issues affecting the story
Context
"I wanted to try this new drink. That's all we do, isn't it - look at things and try new drinks."
"Hills Like White Elephants"
My father folded his arms, his eyes growing thunderous. There were times when I admired his obstinacy.
Relatable characters.
they found the whole neighborhood in front of the chicken coop having fun with the angel, without the slightest reverence, tossing him things to eat through the openings in the wire as if he weren't a supernatural creature but a circus animal.
limited information
Able to tell what some of the characters are thinking
Limited omniscient
"The Things They Carried"
The hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white.
"Hills Like White Elephants"
Symbols are not _______; sometimes a tree is just a tree.
hidden
Long ago, our ancestors looked at the sky and saw gods. Their ancestors saw only stars. In the end, only the earth knew the truth.
What If? Questions.
There arrived in town the traveling show of the woman who had been changed into a spider for having disobeyed her parents.
magical elements