| A | B |
| fable | short story with a moral lesson:be good! |
| moral | a practical lesson at the end of a fable |
| personification | human actions-animals/objects |
| character | people/animals/objects in a story |
| setting | time and place where a story occurs |
| plot | series of events in a story |
| conflict | problem between people, groups, or nature |
| genre | type of story, music, play |
| idioms | old saying that says one thing, but you understand it to mean another |
| adages | a wise and familar saying |
| proverbs | short, well-known sayings containing a wise thought |