1. Time and place of the action
setting
Time and place of the action

2. The position from which the story is told
Point of view
The position from which the story is told

3. The story line; action and events in a story
plot
The story line; action and events in a story

4. Events that unwind the plot and lead to resolving the conflict
Falling action
Events that unwind the plot and lead to resolving the conflict

5. Nonfiction
True; based on fact

6. A type or kind of literature
genre
A type or kind of literature

7. Events that build up the plot and lead to the climax
Rising action
Events that build up the plot and lead to the climax

8. A struggle of opposing forces
conflict
A struggle of opposing forces

9. A break in the continuity of a story to introduce an earlier event
flashback
A break in the continuity of a story to introduce an earlier event

10. Written from imagination; not true
fiction
Written from imagination; not true

11. The event in a story that resolves the conflict
resolution
The event in a story that resolves the conflict

12. climax
The turning point

13. protagonist
The main character

14. theme
The message about life

15. The act of creating or developing a character
characterization
The act of creating or developing a character

16. The character that opposes the main character
antagonist
The character that opposes the main character

17. exposition
The beginning of the plot where the setting and characters are introduced