| A | B |
| Topic sentence | This is the opening sentence in a five sentence paragraph |
| Thesis statement | This is a synonym for "Topic sentence" |
| Concluding sentence | This "mirrors" the topic sentence |
| Two | There are this many commentary sentences |
| One | There are this many concrete detail sentences |
| Commentary | This is "opinion based on fact" |
| Concrete Detail | This type of sentence deals with facts and evidence from the text |
| Subjective | This is opinion based and is the opposite of OBJECTIVE |
| Inciting incident | This is one event or decision from the story that leads to the conflict |
| Climax | This is the point of most tension in the short story |
| Alliteration | This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in multiple words |