The series of events that make up the story; the plot is broken down into different parts of the story.

General feeling that the story produces in the reader (almost any word that you can use to describe the way you feel) ex: happy, sad, depressed, excited.

The attitude a writer takes toward a subject and character which is conveyed through the writer's choice of words (almost any word you can use to describe someone's tone of voice).

The message of the story; the lesson learned.

A character is telling the story.

An outside observer or narrator tells the story (all-knowing).

One person's point of view; does not know everything that is going on in the story.

A person or animal in a play, story, or other literary work.

Not fully developed (one-sided) and has only one or two traits.

Fully developed and has many personality traits.

Grows or changes as a character during the story.

Does not change in the story (stays the same).

The act of creating and developing a character.

The author literally tells what a character is like. This may be done by the narrator, another character, or by the character himself/herself.

The reader must infer or show what the character's thoughts, actions, speech (choice of words, way of talking), looks and interaction with other characters, including other character's reactions.

A struggle between a character and outside force

A struggle between opposing desires or emotions within the person (fear, loneliness).

A scene in the story that interrupts the sequence of events that occurred in the past.