| A | B |
| point of view | the vantage point from which the writer presents the story |
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
| style | a distinctive manner of expression |
| characters | the people involved in the story |
| theme | the insight or concern that the writer hopes to convey through the story |
| dialogue | the talk between two or more characters |
| plot | the sequence of events that make up a story |
| scenes | the parts of the story in which the writer's attention is tightly focused on a particular point in the progression of events |