setting
the time and place in which the events of a piece of literature take place
character
a person or animal who takes part in the action of a piece of literature
plot
a series of related events that make up a story
fiction
a story or account that is made up rather than true
suspense
the uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what will happen next in a story
conflict
a struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces
climax
the story's most emotional or suspenseful moment and the point where the conflict is decided one way or another
theme
the main idea of a story or the discovery about life that we take away from a story
dialogue
a conversation between two characters
point of view
the vantage point from which a story is told
tone
authors/narrators attitude towards the character or situation.
rising action
the challenges that happen in the story to move the plot forward towards the climax, also called complications
resolution
the last part of a story where the loose ends of the story are tied up and the story comes to a close, sometimes called the falling action
protagonist
The main character or hero in a narrative.