| A | B |
| plot | events in a story |
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
| conflict | a problem that one or more characters face in a story |
| theme | underlying topic or message in a story |
| exposition | beginning of a story |
| rising action | events that lead up to the climax |
| climax | turning point of events in a story |
| falling action | events following the climax |
| resolution | point in a story when the problem is solved |
| short story | a literary work with one main conflict |