Basic Elements
One of the people or animals in a story.
Una de las personas o animales de la historia?
What is a character?
A problem between characters.
Problema entre personajes.
What is Person Against Person?
The angle by which a story is told dependin upon the narrator, or person telling the story.
El angulo de cual la historia es dicha por el narrador o la persona que esta contando la historia.
What is Point of View?
The message about life or human nature that is "hidden" in the story that the writer tells.
El mensaje de vida o de la naturalesa humana esta escondida en la historia que el escritor nos cuenta.
What is Theme?
Following a plan the action that makes up a story.
Siguiendo un plan de accion que crea una historia.
What is Plot Line?
The person or force that works against the hero/main character in the story.
La persona que esta en contra del personaje principal?
What is the Antagonist?
A problem within a character's own mind..
Problema mental del mismo personaje.
What is a Problem Against Self?
One of the characters in the story is telling the story. (I, me)
Un personaje de la historia esta contando la historia. (usa la palabra yo)
What is First-Person Point of View?
The feeling a piece of literature creates in a reader.
El sentimiento que es creado en una historia.
What is Mood?
This introduces characters and settings while supplying background and setting the tone.
Esto introduce a los personajes y escenario mientras proporciona fondo y establece el tono..
What is Exposition?
The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type.
El personaje principal de la historia.
What is the Protagonist?
A problem between a character and their school rules would be what type of conflict?
Problema entre un personaje y las reglas de la escuela. Cual es el tipo de conflicto?
What is a Person Against Society?
You are part of the story because you are a character in the story. (you, your)
Eres parte de la historia porque eres un personaje de la historia.
What is Second-Person Point of View?
The lesson a story teaches.
La leccion que nos ensena la historia.
What is Moral?
This introduces complications (problems) which build suspense and is when the plot "thickens."
Esto introduce complicaciones (problemas) que construyen suspenso y es cuando la trama "se espesa".
What is Rising Action?
The place and time frame in which a story takes place.
El lugar y tiempo adonde toma lugar la historia.
What is the Setting?
A character lost in a blizzard would be having this conflict.
Un personaje perdido en una tormenta esta teniendo este tipo de conflicto.
What is a Person Against Nature?
Third-Person point of view allows the narrator to share the thoughts and feelings of two or more characters. (all, everything)
Tercer punto de vista que permita que el narrador nos cuente los pensamientos y sentimientos de dos o mas personajes.
What is Third-Person Omniscient?
The attitude or feeling that comes across in a piece of literature.
La actitud o sentimiento que se demuestra en una historia.
What is Tone?
This is the turning point of the story and the moment when the suspense reaches its peak which results in a change for the main character. This sometimes occurs at the end of the story, without being followed by the falling action.
Este es el punto de inflexion de la historia y el momento cuando el suspenso alcanza su punto maximo, lo que resulta en un cambio para el personaje principal. Esto a veces ocurre al final de la historia, sin ser seguida por la accion de caida.
What is the Climax?
The action that makes up the story, following a plan.
La accion que crea la historia, siguiendo un plan.
What is the Plot?
A problem or struggle that appears to be well beyond a character's control.
Un problema o lucha que sobrepasa el control del personaje.
What is a Person Against Fate (God)?
Third-Person point of view that allows the narrator to share the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
Tercer-persona de punto de vista que permite que el narrador nos cuente pensamientos y sentimientos de un solo personaje.
What is Third-Person Limited Omniscient?
The serious, funny, or satiric attitude or feeling revealed by the characters, word choice, and general writing style in literature.
La seriedad, lo comico, la actitud o el sentimiento que revela un personaje en literatura general.
What is Tone?
This occurs after the climax of the story, resolves conflict and ties up loose ends of the story.
Esto ocurre despues del climax de la historia, se resuelve el conflicto y ata cabos sueltos de la historia.
What is the Falling Action/Resolution?