| A | B |
| internal conflict | a conflict within a person |
| mood | the feeling created in a reader by the piece of literature |
| indirect characterization | what a character looks like,does, or says |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| theme | central message of the story |
| tone | author's attitude toward the subject or audience |
| point of view | through whose eyes you see the story |
| foreshadowing | clues that hint at events to come |
| external conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| exposition | introduces the characters and setting |
| setting | when and where |
| climax | turning point of a story |
| figurative language | wording not meant to be taken literally |
| resolution | events after the climax |