Big Ideas
Theme
This is a story's main idea. Also known as the "moral of the story".
Foreshadowing
An author does this when they give a hint about a story's ending.
Plot
What happens in a story?
Symbolism
When things in a story or poem stand in for other things.
When you can't trust the person telling a story.
Character
Who is a story about?
Imagery
What are word pictures?
You
The part of a story after its climax.
What is falling action?