| A | B |
| characters | the people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of a story |
| theme | the main message the writer wishes to share with the reader |
| climax | the point of greatest interest or suspense in a story |
| conflict | a problem or struggle involving two or more opposing forces |
| static character | characters who change little if at all |
| dynamic characters | characters who change significantly |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| 1st person point of view | the narrator is a character in the story, speaks directly to the reader... i, me, we |
| 3rd person point of view | narrator is someone outside the story, uses pronouns such as he, she, and they |