Characters
Perspective
Plot and events
Message and Feel
100

A person, animal, or object in a story.

Character

100

The character or voice telling the story.

Narrator

100

The sequence of events in the story.

Plot

100

The end of the story where the conflict is solved.

Resolution

200

a notable feature or quality that defines a person's personality and behavior.

Character Trait

200

The narrator is a character in the story (uses "I," "me").

First Person

200

The time and place of the story.

Setting

200

The central message, lesson, or moral of the story.

Theme

300

The main character, or hero, of the story.

Protagonist 

300

The narrator is an outsider telling the story (uses "he," "she," "they").

Third Person

300

The beginning of the story where characters and settings are introduced.

Exposition

300

The author's attitude toward the subject.

Tone

400

The character or force that creates conflict for the protagonist.

Antagonist

400

How the story is told, based on the narrator's perspective.

Point Of View

400

The main problem or challenge in the story.

Conflict

400

The feeling the reader gets while reading the story.

Mood

500

The most exciting or important part of the story; the turning point.

Climax