| A | B |
| character | those who carry out the action in literature |
| conflict | opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces |
| context clue | information from the words or sentences surrounding a word that helps to clarify the word's meaning |
| event | something that happens at a given place and time |
| perspective | the way a person looks at something |
| plot | the series of related events that make up a story |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| resolution | the ending to the story that states the final outcome |
| setting | the time and place of a story |
| summary | a short restatement of the key elements of a story |
| theme | the general idea about life that a work of literature reveals |