Perspective & Author’s Purpose
The reason an author writes a story (to inform, entertain, persuade, etc.) is called ______.
What is author's purpose?
The time and place of a story is called the ______.
What is the setting?
The main character in a story is the ______.
What is the protagonist?
The message or lesson of a story is called the ______.
What is theme?
If the narrator uses “I” or “me,” the story is told in ______ person.
What is first person?
The author’s background and experiences can influence their ______.
What is perspective?
The sequence of events in a story is the ______.
What is the plot?
The force or person opposing the main character is the ______.
What is the antagonist?
The author’s attitude toward a subject is called the ______.
What is tone?
When the narrator is outside the story but knows one character’s thoughts, it’s ______ person limited.
What is third person?
It lets readers experience events through the narrator’s eyes and emotions.
What is first-person narrator?
What do we call the main problem in a story?
What is the conflict?
When a character struggles with an internal issue like guilt or fear, it’s a ______ conflict.
What is internal (Man vs. Self)?
The feeling the reader gets from a story is the ______.
What is mood?
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters, it’s ______.
What is third person omniscient?
Two characters see the same event in different ways. What does this tell us about perspective?
What is everyone sees things differently (subjective perspective)?
This part of the plot introduces the characters and setting.
What is the exposition?
A character who doesn’t change throughout the story is called ______.
What is a static character?
“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is an example of a story’s ______.
What is theme?
When the narrator directly addresses “you,” it’s ______ person.
What is second person?
Why does a journalist’s point of view sound different from a narrator in a story?
What is a journalist reports facts, while a narrator shares opinions or emotions?
The turning point or moment of greatest tension.
What is the climax?
When a character changes or learns a lesson, they are a ______ character.
What is a dynamic character?
If a story feels dark and mysterious, the mood could be described as ______.
What is suspenseful or eerie?
The perspective from which the story is told is called ______.
What is point of view?