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| what happens in the story |
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| Where and when the story takes place, includes time of day, time of year, time period, and place |
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| Why characters do or say what they do or say |
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| A character that is simple and usually has only one trait, not a vivid character |
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| has several traits, a complex personality |
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| A character who serves as a contrast to another character, usually same gender and similar background |
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| clues within the story about what will happen later in the story |
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| the air the characters breathe, the world in which they move |
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| A real item in a story that has an abstract meaning |
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Participant (first person): a character in the story tells the story, uses "I," "me," "my."
Nonparticipant (third person): someone outside of the story tells the story |
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1. Participant
a. narrator as major character
b. narrator as minor character
2. Nonparticipant
a. Omniscient=all-knowing
b. Selective omniscient=knows some but not all
c. Objective=makes no judgment |
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| what the story is about, what the writer is trying to say |
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A reference to another work.
Ex. "Young Goodman Brown" contains biblical allusions. |
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