| A | B |
|---|
| fiction/drama | always have a plot |
| event | an action or reaction in a story that moves the story forward |
| flashbacks/foreshadowing | two techniques that authors use to build suspense in a story |
| cause-and-effect | this occurs when one event brings about another |
| external conflict | when a character struggles against another character or outside force |
| internal conflict | when the struggle is within the character |
| ending | outcome of the story |
| sequence of events | the order in which the events in a story happen |
| surprise endings | an unexpected event or realization that changes the outcome of the story |
| character | a person, an animal, or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a literary work |
