| A | B |
|---|
| Plot | What the sequence of events that make up a story |
| Theme | The "meaning" of the story; the author's message |
| Setting | Where and when the story takes place |
| Irony | When the outcome is different than expected |
| Character | The people in the story; who the story is about |
| Point-of-View | The perspective from which the story is being told |
| Symbol | Something that stands for something else (hidden meaning) |
| internal conflict | When a character has conflict within himself/herself |
| external conflict | when a character has a problem with an outside force, like nature or another character |
| foreshadowing | hints as to what comes next |
| suspense | the feeling of wanting to know more |
| flashback | remembering/reliving the past |
| mood | the general "feeling" of the story |
| protagonist | the main character |
| antagonist | whoever is against the main character |
| dynamic character | a character who changes |
| static character | a character who stays the same |
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows something a character does not |
