An Author's Craft

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

What characters want always drive every story.

"Act naturally" is an oxymoron.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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