| A | B |
| genre | a type of story, for example, science fiction or biography |
| fantasy | a writing that has many elements not contained in real life |
| character | a person or animal in a story |
| fiction | a writing that tells about imaginary characters or events |
| theme | the central message in the story |
| tone | the authors attitude toward the subject |
| mood | describes how the main characters make the story feel, (sad, happy, inspiring, sobre) |
| setting | time and place the story takes place |
| plot | the outline of the story events |
| moral | a lesson or teaching in the story |
| characterization | the method used by a writer to develop a character through appearance, action, thoughts, speech, and reaction to other characters |