| A | B |
|---|
| Narrative | A story with a sequence of events |
| Setting | The time and place |
| Dialogue | Conversations between characters |
| Point of View | Perspective from which a story is told |
| 1st Person | Narrator is in the story |
| 3rd Person | Narrator is outside the story |
| Sensory Details | Words that appeal to the five senses |
| Transitions | Words that connect ideas, details, or events |
| Characterization | Descriptions of a character |
| External Conflict | A character struggles with an outside force |
| Internal Conflict | A character struggles with his or her own needs or emotions |
| Cause | An event that makes something else happen |
| Effect | The result of an event or action |
| Simile | Comparison between two unlike things using LIKE or AS |
| Short Story | Fictional narrative with plot and conflict |
| Connotation | The suggested or implied meaning of a word (what comes to mind when you hear it) |
| Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word |
| Sequence | Chronological (time) order |
| Foreshadowing | Hints about what will happen next |
| Personal Narrative | Story about the author in 1st person |
| Metaphor | Comparison where one thing becomes the other |
| Personification | A metaphor where non-living things get human abilities |
