Elements of a narrative Flashcards

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Plot structure

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Introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

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Flashback

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Going back in time to explain an event or feeling

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3
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Foreshadowing

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Hints about future events

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4
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Motivation

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The reason behind actions/words

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5
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Cause and effect

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Do something -> something happens

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Chronological order

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Events progress in the order of time

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Functions of a setting

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Create atmsphere, show different way of life, make actions seem realistic, be source of struggle, symbolize an idea

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Conflict

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Dramatic struggle between protagonist and antagonist

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9
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External conflict

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Character Vs character, nature, society

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Internal conflict

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Character vs. self

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Pacing

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Shows speed of the story’s unfolding

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12
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Ways to control pacing

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Dialogue, word choice, cliffhanger, action

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Mood

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The feeling the reader gets; shown through setting/atosphere

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Tone

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Narrator’s attitude toward the subject, character or audience; shown through dialogue/descriptions

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1st POV

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charaacter is the narrator

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2nd POV

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Narrator puts reader in place of main character

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3rd (limited)

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Only see one character’s perspective

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3rd (omicient)

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Narrator knows all character’s thoughts

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To test “so” as a CC, replace it with …

20
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To test “for” as a CC, replace it with …

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S, cc S

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Use a comma before a CC connecting two full sentences where the first sentence has no commas in it

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S; cc S

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Use a semi-colon before a CC connecting two sentences where the first sentence has one or more commas

23
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S cc NS
NS cc S
NS cc NS

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Don’t punctuation when there isn’t a complete sentence before/after the CC

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…, …, cc ….

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Last comma before CC is called an Oxford Comma

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Topic + Insight =
Theme
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Theme =
Topic + Insight
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Barbara said, "Let's shovel the snow."
Introductory Expressions
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"I am happy," said Bill.
Concluding Expression
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"That," he said, "just isn't true."
Inturrupting Expressions
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"This is wrong," George said. "Let's turn back."
Two Sentences
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If there is an ! or ?
don't use a comma
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First words of quoted sentences are...
Capitalized
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When quoting from another work, do not capitalize the quote unless...
the original work had it capitalized.
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If a character is quoting another charater...
Use double quotes for the main dialogue and single quotes for the quote within. "A.., '....' A.." ....
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Unreliable Narrator
Accurate witness description but misinterprets events because of faulty perception, personal bias, or limited understanding.