| A | B |
| parallel episode | the story teller repeats the main outline of an episode or story |
| internal conflict | conflict within one's mind or oneself |
| subplot | a secondary plot strand that is a supporting side story for any story or the main plot |
| plot | the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence |
| setting | The place and time at which a play, novel, or film is represented as happening |
| foreshadowing | the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature |
| resolution | the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out |
| climax | the point of greatest tension in a work of literature and the turning point in the action |