| A | B |
| tangible | capable of being touched or felt |
| discern | to detect or recognize; to see |
| condone | to excuse or overlook an offense, usually a serious one, without criticism |
| imperative | absolutely necessary |
| zealous | very eager; enthusiastic |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| setting | where and when a story occurs |
| conflict | the struggle between two or more forces in a story |
| theme | the main idea, or message, in a literary work |
| narrator | person who tells a story |
| first-person point of view | the narrator is a character within the story |
| third-person point of view | the narrator is outside the story |
| mood | emotional quality of a story |