| A | B |
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| plot | the series of events in a story |
| theme | the underlying message in a story |
| setting | the time and place in which a story occurs |
| characterization | the methods an author uses to develop a character |
| conflict | the problem or dilemma in a story |
| climax | the highest point of interest in a story; the turning point |
| irony | the opposite of what you expect happens in a story |
| foreshadowing | the author's use of hints or clues to help you predict the outcome of a story |
| mood | the feeling or effect the author creates |
| protagonist | the main character |
| antagonist | the person or force opposed to the main character |
| symbol | something which stands for something else |
| point of view | the position from which a story is told |
| person vs. person | a struggle between two people |
| person vs. self | a struggle inside of a person |
| person vs. nature | a struggle between a person and a force of nature |
| person vs. society | a struggle between a person and a group |
| first person | the narrator is a character |
| third person objective | the narrator is outside the story but is limited to being a reporter |
| third person omniscient | the all-knowing narrator |
| static character | the character stays the same |
| dynamic character | the character changes |
| flashback | the author interrupts the story to tell events that happened previously |
