| A | B |
| plot | the events that happen in the story |
| exposistion | the beginning of a story |
| climax | the "big bang" of the story |
| resolution | the ending of a story, wraps everything up |
| conflict | the problem in the story |
| theme | the lesson learned |
| characters | the people or animals in the story |
| round character | a character who is fully developed |
| flat character | a character who is not fully developed |
| character traits | describe the character |
| setting | the time and place the story takes place |
| fiction | not real |
| non-fiction | real |