An Author's Craft

"Act naturally" is an oxymoron.

What characters want always drive every story.

The story is told from outside the story, with god-like omniscient narration, with

Lowkey and big yikes are examples of an author's word choice called

The Hero's Journey is an example of a story pattern used in many films and stories, including the Star Wars series

The point of view tells us who is telling the story.

Literary devices are the author's tools, the theme is what you, the reader see, when the masterpiece is complete.

You can always trust a story told from First Person point of view.

Iron bells, for every sound that floats from the rust within their throats is a groan. Edgar Allan Poe, The Bells

If "cold feet" is an idiom, then this means that

Those lazy lizards are lying like lumps in the leaves. This is an example of alliteration.

An author can use a single element, a motif, in a story to develop characters and plot

If the story is set in the forest, as an archetype, this setting symbolizes

An author uses dialogue to

Subjects and verbs always agree. Select the sentence written correctly.

An author can place images and characters together that contrast each other. This is called: