| A | B |
|---|
| Author reveals personality through actions/what they say | indirect characterization |
| Place where they are at | setting |
| Sequence of events with each event leading to another | plot |
| Author directly states stuff about a person | direct characterization |
| Relationship of a storyteller to the story | point of view |
| Struggle between characters | conflict |
| Introduction to important things | expositions |
| Contrast of reality; what seems to be real; reversal of expectations | Irony |
| Highest point in the story | climax |
| Main idea; lesson of life | theme |
| Part that ads complication | rising action |
