Point of View

Definition: The narrator telling the story.

Types:

First-Person – A character in the story is telling the story. Look for the pronoun “I”.

Third-person - The story is told by a narrative voice outside the action, not by one of the characters

There are two types:  Third-person limited: The reader can see into the mind of only one person.  Third-person omniscient: The reader can see into the mind of more than one character.

Inference

Definition: a reasonable and intelligent conclusion drawn from hints or other information provided by an author.

A correct conclusion that you draw from just a few hints is called inference.

Many writers do not tell a reader everything outright. Instead, they rely on a reader’s ability to “read between the lines” and make reasonable inferences from the information presented.

A reader can make inferences from:  description of a scene or character  from a character’s conversation and actions  from the way in which other characters react to a particular individual  from an author’s choice of words Plot

Definition: the sequence of events in a story

Plot vs Story: Plot is the ordering or organization of the actions in the story. Story is the chronological events from beginning to end. The plot may rearrange events of the story to make it more interesting.

Plot Pyramid

Climax

Falling Action Rising Action

Resolution

Exposition Inciting Incident

Conflict introduced here

Exposition: is the beginning of the plot pyramid. It introduces the setting, the characters, and the basic situation of the story. Inciting incident: introduces the central conflict. Rising Action: where the conflict increases (feelings of suspense) Climax: highest point of interest or suspense Falling Action: follows the climax. It is the end or the central conflict. Resolution (denouement): the end of the story

Some stories do not have all of these parts. Some stories begin with the inciting incident and end with the resolution.