| A | B |
|---|
| fiction | a story written from the writer's imagination |
| short story | fiction designed to be read in one sitting |
| novel | fiction in book length |
| character | the people, animals, or creatures that take part in the action of a story |
| setting | the time and place in which a story takes place |
| plot | the action and events of a story |
| conflict | the problem or struggle around which a plot hinges |
| exposition | the beginning of a plot, characters,setting, and conflict are introduced |
| complications | the characters and conflict are more fully developed |
| climax | the peak of the action, the turning point of the plot |
| resolution | the plot is brought to a close, the loose ends are tied up |
| theme | the underlying message or life-truth that an author is trying to communicate |
| author | the person who wrote the story |
| title | the name of the story |
| nonfiction | a story about real people, places, and events |
| poetry | the most compact form of literature |
| drama | literature written to be performed for an audience |
| genre | type or category of literature |
