Short Story Literary Elements

What is a protagonist?

¿Qué es un protagonista?

• The main character of a story

  El personaje principal de una historia.

• The character that causes a conflict.

  El personaje que causa un conflicto.

• The end of a story.

  El final de una historia

• The bad guy in a story.

  El chico malo en una historia

What is a Conflict?

¿Qué es un Conflicto?

• Confetti

  Papel picado

• The solution to a problem.

  La solución a un problema.

• A problem, challenge, or obstacle that occurs in a story.

  Un problema, desafío, o obstáculo que ocurre en una historia.

• When a character cries.

  Cuando un personaje llora.

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning is called Inference. True or False?

• True

• False

What is plot?

Cual es la trama de una historia?

• Where the story takes place.

  Donde tiene lugar la historia

• The ending of a story.

  El final de una historia

• The problems that occur in a story.

  Los problemas que ocurren en una historia.

• The sequential events that occur in a story.

  Los eventos secuencial que ocurren en una historia.

Descriptive sensory language, including details of taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound is called what?

• Mood

• Imagery

• Tone

• Theme

An idea that occurs throughout or pervades a work of literature is defined as what?

• Tone

• Plot

• Characterization

• Theme

1st Person, 3rd Person Limited, and 3rd Person Omniscient are all parts of what literary element?

• Plot

• Inference

• Point of View

• Characterization

A type of language that's intended to create an image, association, or other effect that goes beyond the literal/expected meaning of the words involved.

• Direct Characterization

• Plot

• Dynamic Character

• Figurative Language

Using his words, the author implies his feelings towards a subject - this is called Tone? True or False.

• True

• False

As a reader, we feel the emotions implied by the author - that is called Mood. True or False?

• True

• False