| A | B |
| plot | the events that take place in a work of a fiction |
| character | the people in a work of fiction |
| climax | teh high point of the action in a work of fiction |
| conflict | the problem presented in a story |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| theme | the message the author is trying to help us understand |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| pantomime | acting that consists mostly of gestures; no words |
| lumbered | to move slowly |
| morosely | sadly; depressed and disheartened |
| juncture | a place where two or more things join |
| imperiously | arrogant |
| yammered | to talk loudly and at length |
| reluctantly | unwillingly; hesitantly |