Theme
Author's Message, lesson learned
Setting
Time and place of a story
Protagonist
Main character, character the reader identifies with
Antagonist
Character in conflict with protagonist
Conflict
Problem or issue that arises in the story
Internal conflict
A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character, CHARACTER VS SELF
External conflict
A struggle between a character and an outside force, character VS character, nature, technology, society, supernatural
First person point of view
A character in the story is narrating the story (I, me, my, our)
Third person point of view
Outside perspective of one or more characters (not the main character) (she, he, they)
Imagery
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Exposition
Basic information or background required to understand a piece of literature; setting, protagonist, antagonist
Rising action
Conflict and problems that lead to the climax of a story
Climax
Highest point of action, turning point of the story
Falling action
Problems or conflicts that occur after the climax
Resolution
Solving of all problems and conflicts
Flashback
Break in a story's timeline, relays information from the past
Foreshadowing
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen in the plot