| A | B |
|---|
| characters | the people or animals in a story |
| physical traits | the appearance of a character |
| personality traits | what you learn about a character by his/her actions or words |
| setting | time and place of the story |
| plot | the event that make up the story |
| conflict | a problem or struggle a character has |
| introduction | we become familiar with the setting and meet the main characters |
| rising action | we discover relationships, and problems start to grow (the longest part) |
| climax | or turning point; this is the emotional peak of the story |
| falling action | the character's last chance to solve the problem |
| conclusion | All mysteries are revealed, and the story ends for good or bad |
| first person | a character in the book tells the story to the reader ("I") |
| third person | the author tells the story directly, and all the characters are "he" and "she" |
| mood | the general feeling the author is trying to create |
| flashback | the reader is brought back to a place in time or an event |
| foreshadowing | the reader is given a hint or suggestion about some future event |
| theme | the main idea or emotion that the story is built on; can be the author's message about life |
