AIR Review Definitions= Story Elements & Author's Purpose/Point of View

Question 1

Observable information that sticks to the facts and tends to be unbiased

Accepted Answer

objective ideas

Question 2

The time and place (when & where) a story takes place

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setting

Question 3

The reason the author has for writing

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author's purpose

Question 4

Writing told from the narrator’s point of view (using “I”)

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first person point of view

Question 5

The perspective from which a story is told

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point of view

Question 6

Someone who tells the story

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narrator

Question 7

The character in a work of fiction who opposes or works against the protagonist

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antagonist

Question 8

People or animals in a story, novel, play, movie, etc.

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characters

Question 9

The narrator exists outside of the story and describes ALL the characters thoughts and feelings

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third person omniscient point of view

Question 10

The narrator exists outside of the story and presents the feelings of only a single character

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Third person limited point of view

Question 11

Information based on a person’s opinions and can be biased, even if it is based on facts

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subjective ideas

Question 12

Events in a story (intro, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion)

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plot

Question 13

Usually the leading character, hero, or heroine in a work of fiction

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protagonist

Question 14

The problem or opposition in a story

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conflict

Question 15

The unifying idea, overall message, lesson, or moral of the story

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theme

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an example of author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

examine

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