| A | B |
|---|
| Characters | human or animal figures in story |
| Main Character | a person who plays a major role in the story |
| Minor Character | a person who plays a small role in the story |
| Protagonist | major character or hero of the story |
| Antagonist | person who opposes the protagonist |
| Mood | feeling the reader has as he reads |
| Plot | events of the story |
| Conflict | problem of the story |
| Flashback | interruption of the action to focus on event in the past |
| Foreshadowing | clues the author gives to an upcoming event |
| Rising Action | events in the story that move the plot forward and usually builds towards the climax |
| Climax | turning point in the story and point of greatest interest |
| Falling Action | occurs after the climax and conflicts are resolved |
| Point of View | perspective from which story is told |
| 1st Person | narrator is a part of the action |
| 3rd Person | narrator is not part of the action |
| Setting | where and when the story takes place |
| Style | how an author uses words that is unique to him or her |
| Theme | overall meaning or lesson reader gets from story |
| Tone | author's feelings as he writes the story |
