An Author's Craft

What characters want always drive every story.

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

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

"Act naturally" is an oxymoron.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An author uses dialogue to

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