| A | B |
| External conflict | The struggle takes place between two characters |
| Internal conflict | The stuggle takes place within the character’s mind or heart. |
| Climax | The third part of a story. The key scene in the story that is a tense |
| Chronological order | The order in which events unfold in realtime. |
| Flashback | Telling about an event that has already happened. |
| Flash-forward | Telling about an event that will happen sometime in the future. |
| Foreshadowing | Hints or clues that suggest what is to come in the story. |