| A | B |
|---|
| Plot | Sequence of events |
| Conflict | Struggle between opposing forces |
| exposition | First stage of plot |
| hook | where the conflict is introduced |
| rising action | Third stage of plot |
| Climax | where the conflict is resolved |
| Resolution | where the story "ties up" |
| Internal | person vs. self |
| External | conflict between outside forces |
| Setting | Time and place of the action |
| Character | A person or animal who takes part in the action |
| Major character | Focus of the story's attention |
| Minor character | Helps the action move along |
| Protagonist | Hero of the story |
| Antagonist | Villain of the story |
| Narrator | Speaker who is telling the story |
| 3rd person objective | point of view where only the action is told |
| 1st person narrator | narrator is in the story |
| Character traits | How the author makes a character seem believable |
| Theme | Central message in a story |
| mood | How the story makes you feel |
| Implied theme | You have to figure out the theme |
