elements of narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

18
ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE (FICTIONAL OR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL)

Upload: raisie

Post on 24-Feb-2016

47 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

DESCRIPTION

Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical). Setting. Time Place Culture. Point of View. The perspective from which a story is told TYPES First person Third person omniscient Third person limited Third person objective. First Person Point of View. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE

(FICTIONAL OR AUTOBIOGRAPHIC

AL)

Page 2: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

SETTING Time Place Culture

Page 3: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

POINT OF VIEW The perspective from which a story is

told

TYPES First person Third person omniscient Third person limited Third person objective

Page 4: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW The narrator is one of the characters in

the story First person pronouns such as I, my, we,

and mine are used in telling the story. Because the narrator is a character in

the story, he/she may not be entirely reliable.

We find out only what the character knows, thinks, and witnesses.

Page 5: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT The narrator is all (omni-) knowing

(scient) and can see into the minds of all of the characters. The narrator can also report what is said and done.

The narrator is not a character in the story.

Third person pronouns such as she, hers, he, his, it, its, they and them are used in telling the story.

We find out what all of the characters do, feel, think, and witness.

Page 6: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

THIRD PERSON LIMITED VIEW The narrator is not a character in the

story

Third person pronouns such as he, him, she, hers, it, its, they, and them are used in telling the story.

The narrator tells the story from the vantage point of one character.

We find out only what this character knows, thinks, and witnesses.

Page 7: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

THIRD PERSON OBJECTIVE The narrator is not a character in the story

Third person pronouns such as he, his, she, hers, it, its, they, and them are used in telling the story.

The narrator is an observer who can only tell what is said and done.

The narrator cannot see into the minds of any of the characters.

We find out only what the characters say and do, not what they think.

Page 8: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Authors develop characters through---

Appearance Actions (What they do) Words (What they say) Effect on others

This is called “characterization”

Page 9: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

Darry is six-feet-two, and broad-shouldered and muscular. He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and a slight cowlick in the back--- just like Dad's--- but Darry's eyes are his own. He's got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice. (Appearance)

"You don't ever think," Darry broke in, "not at home or anywhere when it counts. (What the character says)

Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door. (What the character does)

Me and Darry just didn't dig each other. I never could please him. He would have hollered at me for carrying a blade if I had carried one. If I brought home B's, he wanted A's, and if I got A's, he wanted to make sure they stayed A's. (Effect on others)

Page 10: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

PLOT The plot is the series of events in a story. It

has a specific structure.

Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

Page 11: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

EXPOSITION

Happens at the beginning of a story. Characters are introduced and we learn about the setting of the story. Most importantly, we are introduced to the main conflict (main problem).

Page 12: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

RISING ACTION The series of events that happen and

build up tension and suspense in the story. The tension is the result of the basic conflict. The Rising Action leads up to the Climax.

Page 13: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

CLIMAX Usually happens toward the end of

the story, after the reader the conflict and has understood become emotionally involved with the characters. The conflict is resolved and usually, the main character undergoes some sort of change.

Page 14: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

FALLING ACTION The story begins to come to a close. The Falling Action shows the results of the decisions or action thathappened during the climax.

Page 15: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

RESOLUTION Loose ends are tied up and the story

comes to a conclusion.

Page 16: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

CONFLICT The struggle between two opposing

forces.

Almost every story has a main conflict, which is the story’s focus.

An external conflict involves a character who struggles against an outside force.

An internal conflict occurs within a character.

Page 17: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

TYPES OF CONFLICT External

Character vs. characterCharacter vs. natureCharacter vs. societyCharacter vs. fateCharacter vs. technologyCharacter vs. supernatural

InternalCharacter vs. him or herself

Page 18: Elements of Narrative (fictional or autobiographical)

NARRATIVE STRATEGIES Action

The author uses the narrator to reveal the action of the story

DialogueThe author uses dialogue from characters to

move the action forward.