PLOT :

THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT UNFOLD AS WE READ

THEME :

A CENTRAL IDEA OR COMMENT ON SOME IMPORTANT ISSUE RAISED INA NOVEL OR STORY

SUSPENSE :

THE ANXIETY THAT IS CREATED WHEN WE ARE UNSURE OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT IN THE STORY

SETTING :

THE TIME AND PLACE, (OR WHERE AND WHEN ), IN WHICH THE STORY OCCURS

MOOD/ATMOSPHERE :

THE OVERALL FEELING THAT WE GET AS WE BECOME INVOLVED IN THE CHARACTER’S EMOTIONS AND ACTIONS AND RESPOND TO THE DESCRIPTIONS OF SETTING AND THE CONFLICTS

CONFLICT :

A PROBLEM, STRUGGLE OR CHALLENGE THAT A CHARACTER FACES WITH THE SELF, SOCIETY, OTHERS AND NATURE / ENVIRONMENT

DIALOGUE :

THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE . IT IS USUALLY WRITTEN DOWN WITH INVERTED COMMAS , OR SPEECH MARKS, PLACED ONLY AROUND THE WORDS THAT ARE ACTUALLY SPOKEN

CHARACTERISATION MODEL :

S. A. A. O. T = P

Speech

Action

Appearance

Others

Thoughts

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Personality