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The person who wrote the story
author
The events in the story; the storyline itself
plot
What a writer uses to develop and reveal personalities
characterization
A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
simile
An unlikely comparison, not using "like" or "as"
metaphor
The struggle or problem in the story
conflict
The time, place, and circumstances in which the story happens
setting
The main idea or message behind a story
Central idea / Theme
An object used to represent a concept
symbol
Describing an inanimate object in terms of human characteristics
personification
The main character
protagonist
The enemy of the main character
antagonist
What is spoken by the characters
dialogue
Subtle hints about events or information that will come later in the text
foreshadowing
A great exaggeration to make a point
hyperbole
Those who carry out the action of the story
characters
The one who tells the story
narrator
The part of the story where the setting and main characters are introduced
exposition
the events leading to a story's climax
rising action
A reference to history, the Bible, or another work of literature or art
allusion
The author's attitude toward the story
tone
The way the reader is meant to feel as he reads the story
mood
The turning point of a story
climax
The conclusion of a storyline, where all loose ends are resolved
resolution
the art of using language in order to inform, persuade, or motivate
rhetoric (ethos, pathos, logos)