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Elements of Lit BBMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Character | a person (or a personified animal or robot) in a story, play or novel. |
| Dynamic Character | A character changes throughout the story because of experiences. |
| Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told. |
| First Person Point of View | The narrator is a character from the story. They are telling the story from their point of view. The pronoun “I” is used and the narrator can only tell the reader that he/she can see or hear, which makes this narration LIMITED. |
| Second Person Point of View | The narrator makes the READER a character in the story. The pronoun “you” is used. An example of this narration is the Choose Your Own Adventure stories. |
| Third Person Limited Point of View | The narrator is not (usually) a character in the story. The narrator tells the story from ONLY ONE of the character’s points of view. You only get into the mind and know the thoughts of ONE character. |
| Static Character | The character does not change through the story, he or she stays the same. |
| Setting | The time, place or cultural context of a story, play or novel. |
| Tone | The feeling that the author creates for the story. |
| Mood | How the reader feels when reading the story. |
| Theme | The message the author wants the reader to learn from the story. |
| Conflict | The problem or struggle that serves as the driving force of the story, play or novel. |
| Flashback | An episode in a story, play or novel in which a character remembers past events. |
| Foreshadowing | A hint that the author gives the reader to help the reader predict what will happen later in the story. |
| Irony | Using words to express the opposite of what is said or expected to happen in a story, play or novel. |
| Third Person Omniscient | The narrator is not (usually) a character in the story. You can get into the minds and know the thoughts of MANY CHARACTERS. The narrator can tell the reader what everyone is doing and saying. |