Elements
Always signaled in a text with quotation marks
Dialogue
What reason did Bud's Mama tell him about the significance of his name?
That it didn’t have a “dy” at the end of it. Then, she’d make sure Bud knew what a bud was, “a flower-to-be.”
Identify the point of view: "She stopped by the gas station before she left town. Janie glanced over her shoulder one last time to appreciate the tangerine sunset in Mellville. After soaking it in, she settled into the driver's seat and cruised away from everything she'd ever known."
Third Person
Describes the location and time period story takes place in
Setting
Chapter 5, Setting: Where was Bud able to finally get a good nights' rest?
Under the Christmas trees near the library
Identify the point of view: "Hot, steaming waterfalls splashed down my cheeks before I could stop it."
First person
The people in the story
Characters
Identify the point of view: "You should be sitting down, and quiet in your seats!"
Second Person ;)
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work
Plot
Deza Malone
Identify the point of view: "Icecream is always best on Sundays!" Jared exclaimed.
The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work
Theme
Identify the point of view: I know how you feel! She always pranks me, too!
First Person