| A | B |
|---|
| fiction | Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events. |
| Character | A person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work. |
| Conflict | A strugle between opposing forces. |
| Setting | The time and place of the action |
| Plot | The arrangement or sequence of events in a story. |
| Nonfiction | Writing that tells about real people, places, events, and ideas. |
| Narrator | The speaker or a character who tells the story. |
| Theme | The central message, lesson or purpose of a literary work. |
| Tone | The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject. |
| Symbol | Anything that stands for or represents something else. |
| Prediction | A developing idea about what will happen next in a story. |
| Exposition | The part of the story that introduces the characters, setting and basic situation. |
| Rising action | Events that increase tension in the story. |
| Climax | The high point and moment of greatest tension in the action. |
| Falling action | Events in a story following the climax. |
| Resolution | The final outcome of the story. |
| Fact | Information that can be proved. |
| Third person | A narrator who stands outside the action and speaks about it. |
| Point of view | The perspective or vantage point from which a story is told. |
| Opinion | An author's judgement or belief. |
