A comparison between of two thing.Example: bat: hitter::stick: hockey player

The high point of the story.

Example: Their was a huge explosion ending the war.

The problem or conflict in the story.Example: The two kids got into a fight.

The person or animal around which the action in a story.

Example: Homer, Maggie, Bart, Lisa, and Marge.

character

The perspective from which the author writes the story.

Example:

To use writing to amuse a reader.

Example: As I jumped into a oceanI felt the cool water.

To use writing to provide factual information about a topic.

Example: Hey, if the liquid nitrogen doesn’t cool down the power plant it will have a melt down.

sequence

The order in which the events in a selection occur.

Example: A comic strip

Two stories which are read separately and then analyzed for likenesses and differences in content, theme or issues.

Example: Simpsons and Futrama are both made from same person, comedies, and cartoons.

plotThe action or events in a story

Example: Homer saves his son from space invaders

Symbolism

= War and Peace

The use of a concrete object to represent an idea.

Example: Ying Yang

ToneThe attitude of the author toward the subject, the characters or the audience.

Example: A yelling voice.

Mood How the writing makes the reader feel.

Example: Happy, sad and mad

Setting

The time and place in which the action of a story occurs.Example: July 20th 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.

FAC T

A statement that is true or can be proven.

Example: A volcano erupts when a lot of pressure is released.