1. where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed

• exposition
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

2. adjectives that describe a character on the inside

• character traits
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

3. the main character in a story

• protagonist
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

4. hints or clues that suggest what may happen next in a story

• foreshadowing
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

5. the time and place of a story

• setting
• theme
• plot
• climax
• antagonist

6. the author tells you explicitly what a character is like

• direct characterization
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

7. what happens in a story; the chain of events that make up a story

• plot
• theme
• climax
• setting
• antagonist

8. the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story

• suspense
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

9. the most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist; a turning point in the story

• climax
• theme
• plot
• setting
• antagonist

10. the author shows you what a character is like through his thoughts, feelings, choices, words, and actions

• indirect characterization
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting