A story about a series of events that include: plot, theme, characters, etc.

A writer’s central idea or main message

The sequence of related events that make a story

A writer’s way of tone, imagery, syntax to present their persona

Words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

Reference to history, art, literature, or pop culture in a story

Educated guess

People, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the main conflict.

The character that is involved in the main conflict

The character that is in conflict with the main character

What the reader thinks will occur is the opposite of what actually occurs

What happens is unexpected

When the audience knows something a character does not

When what is said is the opposite of what is meant

Words or phrases that mean more than their literal meaning; simile, metaphor, hyperbole, etc.

The emotional slang, or figurative meaning of a word

The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

Hints in the text regarding future events

When a story references an event in the past

Good moral character; doing the right thing

Emotion; pertaining to emotion

Facts, reasoning, statistics, graphs, charts, etc.