| A | B |
|---|
| Conflict | struggle between opposing forces (problem) |
| Exposition | background information |
| Rising Action | events that make the conflict worse; lead to the climax |
| Climax | height of the story; conflict is resolved in some way |
| Falling Action | resolution; lets us know what happens to the characters |
| Plot | action of the story |
| Characters | the who or the what of the story |
| Theme | main idea of the story |
| Setting | time and place of the story |
