| A | B |
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| setting | time and place of a story |
| plot | sequence of event in a story |
| conflict | the problem in a story |
| internal conflict | problem within a character's mind |
| external conflict | conflict between a character and an outside force |
| climax | the point of highest interest; the turning point of a story |
| resolution | the outcome of the conflict in a plot |
| theme | the central message or purpose in a story |
| characterization | the way the author develops a character |
| suspense | the feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events |
| foreshadowing | the author's use of clues or hints at what might happen in the story |
| point of view | the vantage point from which the story is told |
| 1st Person Point of View | story is told by a character and they use "I' |
| 3rd Person Limited Point of View | story is told by narrator; relates the inner thought and feelings of only one character |
| 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View | the narrator know and tells about what each character feels and thinks |
| Mood | the feeling created by a literary work |
| Irony | surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions |
| Exposition | the introduction of a story; where we meet the characters, find out the setting and the basic situation |
