The lesson and author is trying to teach
moral
refers to everything or happens in a story
action
a style of speaking
diction
ridicule used with the hope of bringing about change or form
satire
the central idea of the story
theme
the reason a character makes choices
motivation
conversation between characters
dialogue
literary device that reveals concealed meanings
irony
feeling created by a story
mood
type of literature being written
genre
and event withing the main plot of the story
episode
bitter and cutting speech
sarcasm
another word for story
narrative
individual manner where the author expressed thoughts or feelings
style
moment of significant realization
epiphany
speech characterization of a group
dialect
person telling the story
narrator
author's attitude towards the piece
tone
ordinary language
prose