| A | B |
| plot | the series of events in a story; what happens |
| setting | time and place of a story |
| conflict | struggle or clash between opposing forces |
| protagonist | main character in a story |
| antagonist | character that blocks the main character |
| point of view | perspective from which the story is told |
| foreshadow | use of clues or hints for events that will occur later |
| irony | when what happens is the opposite of what you expect |
| theme | central idea in a work of literature |
| symbol | person, place or thing that stands for itself as well as for something else |