background information about someone's past; information from the past; related information that may not be obvious at first; something that is not at the forefront; something less important than the main thing

background

conflict a problem between two or more people or groups

conflict resolution when the main problem in a story or situation is worked out

establish to build; to bring about; to cause to exist

external outside of; something beyond the immediate person, place, or system

generalization a broad statement about a situation; an overall, broad conclusion made from specifics

generalize to make a broad statement about a situation; to make a broad conclusion from specifics

inference a judgment that is made on the basis of specific facts

internal inside; something inside a person, place, or system

moral a lesson or teaching, often coming from a story

perspective a particular point of view

previous coming before; happening in the past

prior something coming before; something that happened earlier

recall to remember; to be brought back from the past

resolution the working out of a conflict; the end result of something; the reaching of an agreement about a dispute

theme the message of a story

theme a broad topic or idea that is carried through something

tone mood; the type of emotion or feeling of something