| A | B |
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| Setting | the place and the time frame in which a story take place |
| character | one of the people (or animals) in a story |
| theme | the message about life or human nature that is "hidden" in the story that the writer tells |
| plot | the action that makes up the story |
| conflict | a problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story |
| moral | the lesson a story teaches |
| climax | the highest point of action in the story |
| falling action | the action and dialogue following the climax that leads the reader into the story's end |
| point of view | the angle from which the story is told |
| theme | the message about life or human nature that is "hidden" in the story that the writer tells |
| antagonist | the person or force that works against the hero of the story |
| protagonist | the main character in a story, often a good or heroic type |
| narrator | the person or character who actually tells the story, filling in the background information and bridging the gaps between dialogues |
| exposition | the part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described |
| resolution | the part of the story in which the problems are solved and the action comes to a satisfying end |
| forshadowing | giving clues to suggest events that have yet to occur |
