| A | B |
|---|
| climax | the highest point of action (turning point) in the plot |
| antagonist | the “bad guy” in the story |
| falling action | the part of the plot occurring after the climax |
| resolution | where all loose ends are tied up and problems solved |
| setting | the time and place of the story |
| first person POV | the author is “in” the story (narrates it) |
| theme | the author’s message or underlying purpose for a work; the life lesson or moral of a |
| protagonist | the “good guy” in the story |
| suspense | keeps you reading to learn how key events turn out |
| foreshadowing | dropping of hints or clues about what will happen later |
| personification | the technique of assigning human qualities to inanimate (non-human) objects (for example: The sun smiled down at us and embraced us with her loving rays.) |
