| A | B |
| plot | what happens in the story |
| setting | place and time of story |
| character | people or animals in the story |
| characterization | process by which writer reveals personality of character |
| point of view | perspective from which story is told |
| theme | central idea or message n the story |
| mood | atmosphere or feeling conveyed by story |
| symbol | object person idea or action that represents something else |
| conflict | problem or struggle in the story |
| narrator | person who tells the story |