setting
The time and place of a story
character
the people in a story who move the plot along.
Point of View
the perspective from which a story is told
plot
Sequence of events in a story
conflict
the main problem in the story that the main character tries to solve.
climax
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
resolution
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
Theme
Central idea of a story.
tone
words used to express how the author feels about a topic of the text.
mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Narrator
a speaker or character who tells a story