Story Elements
Conflict, Setting, Plot, Theme, Character
What are the five story elements?
An explanation of the basic idea(s)/a factual overview of a story
What is an objective summary?
1st Person, 2nd Person, 3rd Person
What are the 3 types of POV?
Prefixes come "before" the actual word, whereas suffixes come "after" the actual word
What is the difference between prefixes and suffixes?
The author directly describes what the character looks like, what they are feeling, and what they are thinking
What is direct characterization?
The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character at a time.
What is 3rd Person Limited POV?
The main reason for which an author writes a story
What is author's Purpose?
What are the 2 types of 3rd Person POV
-ful: Helpful
What suffix shows being full of?
The author gives a vague description to what the character is feeling, thinking, and looking like, and the reader has to use STEAL to describe the character
What is indirect characterization?
The Big Overarching Idea
What is theme?
Somebody Wanted To But So Then
What does SWBST stand for?
The narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of all characters in a story
What is 3rd Person Omniscient POV?
-less: Worthless
What suffix shows lacking or being without?
Speech, Thoughts, Effect On Others, Actions, Looks
What does STEAL stand for?
Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Actions, Resolution
What is the order of the plot mountain?
Author's purpose explains why the author wrote the story, whereas theme explains the lesson of the story
What is the difference between author's purpose and theme?
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character in a story
What is 3rd Person Limited POV?
-ly, -ily: In the manner of
What is the only suffix that creates and an adverb?
It gives a base for the reader to work on when trying to imagine the story
How does STEAL help in indirect characterization?
Person vs. Person, Person vs. Society, Person vs. Supernatural, Person vs. Natural, Person vs. Self
What are the 5 kinds of conflict?
The objective summary somewhat explains the author's purpose, allowing the reader to understand what the author was trying to convey while writing the story
How are author's purpose and objective summaries related?
It helps the reader relate to the character and understand what they are going through
How does POV affect a story?
-id: Fluid
What suffix shows resemblance?
It makes the character more relatable to the reader, ad gives realism to the story
How does characterization affect a story?