| A | B |
|---|
| setting | the time and place of the story |
| characters | the people in the story |
| plot | the events in the story |
| climax | the turning point of the story |
| conflict | the major problem(s) in the story that triggers the action |
| mood | the feelings a piece of literature creates in a reader |
| theme | the author's message |
| point of view | the angle of vision from which the story is told |
| foreshadowing | the hint or clue given as to what will happen later on |
| flashback | going back in time to report events that occurred before the story began |
| irony | a twist of events in which the opposite happens from what is expected |
| exposition | the beginning part of the story |
| rising action | the central part of the story during which various problems arise |
| climax | the turning point of the story |
| falling action | the action that leads the reader into the story's end |
| resolution | the problems are solved and the action comes to an end |
