| A | B |
|---|
| Plot | What happens in the story |
| Foreshadowing | Hints about what will happen next |
| Flashbacks | Reveal what happened previously in the story |
| Setting | When and where a story takes place |
| Theme | The message of the story or moral of the story |
| Conflict | Problem of the story that must be fixed |
| Exposition | Events that set up the story and introduce the characters |
| Rising Action | Major events that develop the plot and lead to the climax |
| Climax | The turning point or high point of a story |
| Falling Action | Events after the climax and before the resolution |
| Resolution | The outcome of the conflict, when loose ends are wrapped up |
