| A | B |
|---|
| theme | story's message, big idea |
| setting | time, place of story |
| characterization | description of characters in a story |
| point of view | writer's perspective |
| subject | who or what the story is about |
| universal | theme based on common human experiences, ex. life, death, family |
| description | how characters look, dress |
| narration | telling of the story through a reader |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more people |
| narrator | person telling the story |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | character in conflict with the protagonist |
| motivation | reasons characters have for acting certain way |
| conflict | problems that characters need to resolve |
| point of view | perspective or outlook from which a writer tells a story, ex. first person, second person, third person |
| tone | attitude that author takes toward a subject |
| plot | pattern of events in a story |
| introduction | beginning of the plot |
| rising action | events leading to the climax |
| climax | turning point |
| falling action | events after the climax leading to the resolution |
| resolution | ending of the story |
| subplot | smaller story within the main plot |
