the perspective or position in which a story is told: point of view. the main storyline or pattern of events: plot. a brief account of the main point of a novel or other piece of literature: summary. an argument, struggle, or battle: conflict. The answer or outcome of a conflict or problem: resolution. a feeling, state of mind, or emotion: mood. the reason or determination for writing: purpose. a method of finding the meaning of unknown words by examining other parts of the sentence: context clue. a single unit of pronunciation, with only 1 vowel sound: syllable. an invented story that has been create; made up, not real: fiction. a fairly lengthy book of fictional detail: novel. an answer or reply to something: response. a word or expression symbolizing other ways to describe things: figurative language. the person or object in a sentence that does the action: subject