| A | B |
|---|
| characterization | how an author creates the personality of the characters |
| setting | time and place |
| theme | the life lesson a reader may gain from the text |
| conflict | the problem the protagonist must overcome |
| point of view | author's choice of a narrator; who is telling the story |
| plot | the sequence of events |
| foreshadowing | the author's use of hints, clues, to future events |
| flashback | when the author takes the reader back in time for additional information |
| nonfiction | a true story |
| climax | highest point of interest in a story |
| protagonist | the central or main character; hero |
| fiction | a story developed from a writer's imagination |
| inference | a reasonable condlusion based on limited information |
| antagonist | the character or force opposed to or against the protagonist |
| character vs character | most common type of conflict found in literature and life |
