| A | B |
|---|
| setting | time and place |
| protagonist | main character with problem |
| antagonist | protagonist's problem |
| plot | events in a story |
| climax | point of greatest emotion in story |
| denouement | conclusion,resolution |
| rising action | complications |
| exposition | beginning of plot |
| Chronological Order | The time order in which events take place |
| Conflict | A struggle or clash that drives a plot |
| irony | opposite happens of what is expected |
| Complications | part of the plot containing the most tension |
| foreshadowing | hints of things to come |
| flashback | interrupts chronological plot, looking at events in the past |
| theme | author's message |
| mood | atmosphere a work creates |
| tone | author's attitude |
| point of view | 1st, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient |
