| A | B |
|---|
| exposition | the introduction to the story, gives background info |
| initiating event | the event that introduces the central conflict of the story |
| rising action | builds the conflict |
| climax | highest point of interest or suspense |
| falling action | the end of the central conflict, wrap up begins |
| resolution | the end of the story |
| setting | time, place and duration in a story |
| narrator | speaker telling the story |
| omniscient | all knowing; one character sees all, hears all, knows all |
| limited - third person | the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character |
| first person | the narrator is a character in the story and uses first person pronouns such as I, me, and we |
