| A | B |
|---|
| How a playwright communicates feeling and ideas | play |
| what happens throughout the structure of the play | plot |
| beginning or building of the story | exposition |
| events leading to the complications and discoveries to create conflict | rising action |
| problem | conflict |
| the high point | climax |
| series of events following the climax | falling action |
| resolution of all the conflicts | denouement |
| who does it happen to? | characters |
| lead character - usually a hero | protagonist |
| whoever is working against the lead character | antagonist |
| where/when it occurs | setting |
| message | theme |
| breaking point in the play | intermission |
| brief portion of the action | scene |
| a group of scenes | act |
