A comparison using like or as

The people in the story

The introduction of a story where the author introduces the characters and setting

Conflict in which the protagonist in in conflict with another character

The hero (or anti-hero) in a story; the character whose quest forms the main idea of the plot

A comparison NOT using like or as

The time and place of a story

The part of the plot where the tension builds toward a climax

Conflict in which the protagonist in in conflict with a group of people-a community

The villain of a story, or the character that impedes the progress of the protagonist towards his goal

Lines of text with the same ending sound (like "take" and "bake")

The sequence of events in a story; the story line

The highest point in the action where an "aha" moment happens for the reader

Conflict in which the protagonist in in conflict with him or herself

Written conversation between two or more characters

A type of literature distinguished from other types by form, technique, and subject matter

The problem that drives a plot forward toward its conclusion

The falling action

Conflict in which the protagonist in in conflict with forces of nature

Familiar characters used regularly in a wide variety of stories.

The use in literature of an object to represent something else

The underlying idea the author hopes to communicate in his story

The end of a story; sometimes with a twist

Conflict in which the protagonist in in conflict with his destiny

A character created to demonstrate the qualities of the hero through comparison and contrast