Vocabulary for Analyzing Narratives

What can you tell about a character from reading about his/her thoughts? 

• What he/she is wearing

• How he/she is feeling

• What he/she ate for breakfast

• How long his/her hair is

A theme is...

• The underlying meaning or message of a work. 

• The events of the story.

• A goal the character has. 

• the setting the character likes best. 

Mood is...

• The emotion or feeling a reader gets from the setting description. 

• The sensation that the moon is full. 

• Knowing when your teacher is in a bad mood. 

• The feeling you get when you finish a good book. 

Foreshadowing is...

• the main problem in the story

• the use of clues to hint at a future event

• the most exciting part of a story

• the characters in the story

To tell a story.

• Narrative

  Narrativa/Narrativo

• Genre

  Género

• Point of View

  Punto de vista

• Connotation

  Connotación

Which is a synonym for narrative?

• a story

• an essay

• a poem

• an article

Which term refers to the time and place in which a story occurs?

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Character

What is the term for the main character in a story?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Foil

Which word describes the underlying message or big idea in a story?

• Theme

• Setting

• Conflict

• Character

What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition