| A | B |
|---|
| fiction | writing from the author's imagination |
| setting | time and place the action of the story happens |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| characters | people, animals, or imaginary creatures in the action of the story |
| conflict | problem or struggle in the story |
| exposition | introduction of characters, setting, and story |
| climax | point of greatest interest or suspense in the story |
| theme | main message of the story |
| complication | events leading to the conflict in a story (rising action) |
| resolution | the story comes to a close, occurs at conclusion |
