| A | B |
| plot | events that occur in a story |
| setting | time and place of a story |
| theme | the central idea in a story |
| conflict | struggle between opposing characters or forces |
| point of view | perspective from which a write tells a story |
| foreshadowing | clues that hint at events to come later |
| metaphor | direct comparison of 2 things that seem different |
| simile | comparison of 2 things that seem different using the words "like" or "as" |
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| flashback | a scene in a story that goes back in time |
| narrator | the voice telling the story |
| fiction | tells about imaginary people and events |
| non-fiction | is about real people and events |
| protagonist | main character in fiction or drama |
| antagonist | character who is in conflict witht the main character |