| A | B |
| Setting | Time including past, present, and future and place, meaning where |
| Major character | the person the story is about or the one about whom you learn the most and who plays the largest role in the tale |
| Minor characters | play less essential roles |
| Character traits | the qualities that make a person an individual which determine how each character behaves and interacts with others |
| Protagonist | hero or main character |
| Antagonist | villain or character or force that tries to defeat the protagonist |
| Theme | main idea, message, moral or lesson |
| First Person Point of View | told by the character in the story |
| Third Person Limited | what the reader knows is limited by what the character can see, hear, or touch |
| Third Person Omniscient | all-seeing; tells what characters think and feel, say and do |