| A | B |
|---|
| stories that come from a writer's imagination | fiction |
| forms of fiction | short stories, novels, novellas |
| a very short novel | novella |
| series of events in a story | plot |
| problem or struggle that drives a story | central conflict |
| four stages of plot development | exposition, rising action, climax, falling action |
| people, animals, and imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a story | characters |
| chief character in a play, novel, or story | protagonist |
| one character that opposes another | antagonist |
| less important characters in a story | minor characters |
| qualities of a character | character traits |
| time and place in which a story takes place | setting |
| meaning or moral of a story | theme |
| ways to determine a story's theme | observe the title, actions, thoughts, or words of characters, conflicts in story, setting and images the writer creates |
