| A | B |
| the character that works against the main character | Antagonist |
| use of literary techniques to create a character | Characterization |
| turning point or highest point of interest in a story | Climax |
| the struggle between two or more forces that must be resolves by the end of the narrative | Conflict |
| the people,animals, and other individuals in a story | Characters |
| the beginning of a story when the characters and setting are introduced | Exposition |
| causes a character to be at odds with another character or outside force | External conflict |
| all action followint the climax and leads the resolution | Falling action |
| causes a character to be odds with himself | Internal conflict |
| the time and place in wich a story occurs | Setting |
| the sequence of events in a story that tie the beginning of a storyto its end | Plot |
| the vantage point from wich a story is told | Point of view |
| the main character | Protagonist |
| point in the story where the central conflict is solved | Resolution |
| conflicts that lead up to the climax of a story | Rising action |
| the event that introduces the central conflict | Inciting incident |
| the central idea in a literary work | Theme |
| clues about what will hapeen next in a work of literature | Foreshadow |
| the emotion created in the reader by part or all of literary work | Mood |
| the distinctive use of language that conveys the author's or nararrator's personality to the reader | Voice |