| A | B |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| protagonist | hero/main character of the story |
| antagonist | enemy/villian/person causing the problem |
| minor character | a character that doesn't change and plays a small part in the story |
| major characters | a character that changes & are important to the main action of the story |
| motif | an idea, image, or symbol that is repeated throughout a story |
| theme | lesson to be learned or moral of a story |
| motivation | the reason or factor for a character behaving in a certain way |