when and where a story happens

main character

opposes the protagonist

the main struggle/problem the protagonist faces in a story

explains the setting, characters, and background of a story

elements in the story that increase in intensity and lead to the climax

turning point of the story

events in the story that happen after the climax

when the conflict of the story is brought to an end

a universal message/topic/idea found in stories

author's attitude towards his or her subject

author's word choice

figurative language that appeals to the 5 senses

giving human traits to nonhuman objects

dictionary definition

feeling or idea implied by a word

details about a character

the reason or reasons a character acts certain ways in different situations

when a character has to make a choice between right and wrong

compares two things using "like" or "as"

compares two different things to make a point