| A | B |
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| characters | the people in a story |
| suspense | keeps a reader wanting to know what happens next |
| conflict | the problem in a story |
| dilemma | a situation where a difficult choice has to be made |
| theme | the message or lesson an author is trying to tell through a story |
| protagonist | the main character in a story |
| characterization | showing a character through a character's speech, actions, description and reaction of others |
| plot | a series of related events that present and resolve a conflict |
| antagonist | the character that creates a conflict for the min character |
| setting | the time and place where a story takes place |
| climax | the turning point i a story |
| motivation | something that causes a person to act in a certain way |
| flashback | stopping the present action to go back in time |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues throughout a piece o fiction that lets you know that something is going to happen |
