| A | B |
| Denouement | final resolution |
| Plot | Action of events in a story |
| Antagonist | main character opposes the protagonist |
| Protagonist | Good guy |
| Theme | moral or message of the story or novel |
| Setting | time period and location of the action |
| Imagery | using the 5 senses to make a story "come alive" |
| Simile | Compares two unlike things using like or as |
| Metaphor | Compares two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as |
| Personification | Giving something nonhuman human characteristics |