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Plot |
The arrangement of the actions and events in a literary work |
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Characterization |
How the writer reveals things about the character |
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Direct Characterization |
Where the writer "Tells" you about the character |
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Indirect Characterization |
Where the writer "Shows" things about the character using S.T.E.A.L. |
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S.T.E.A.L. |
Speech, Thoughts, Effects on Others, Actions, & Looks |
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Setting |
Time a/o place of the action in a story; can be past, present, or future and can provide hour of day, specific year and season |
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Point of View (P.O.V.) |
Perspective from which the story is told; either 1st or 3rd person |
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1st Person P.O.V. |
From the perspective of the narrator who is also a character from the story |
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3rd Person Omniscient P.O.V. |
From the perspective of the narrator who knows everything about the characters thoughts, actions and emotions |
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3rd Person Limited P.O.V. |
From the perspective of the narrator who knows what the other characters are doing, but not what they are thinking |
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Theme |
Central point or insight about life that is conveyed in the work, either directly or indirectly |
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Implied Theme |
Where the theme of the work is given indirectly |
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Stated Theme |
Where the theme of the work is directly stated |