Language Techniques Flashcards
Unreliable narrator
When the perspective offered makes us question the narrator’s credibility
When the perspective offered makes us question the narrator’s credibility
Unreliable narrator
Omniscent 3rd person
External narrator with knowledge of more than one character’s feelings
External narrator with knowledge of more than one character’s feelings
Omniscent 3rd person
1st person
Told from a character’s perspective
Told from a character’s perspective
1st person
Limited 3rd person
External narrator with knowledge of one character’s feelings
External narrator with knowledge of one character’s feelings
Limited 3rd person
2nd person
Directed to the reader
Directed to the reader
2nd person
Dual perspective
Told from multiple perspectives
Told from multiple perspectives
Dual perspective
Non linear
Events are not told chronologically
Events are not told chronologically
Non linear
Linear
Events are told chronologically
Events are told chronologically
Linear
Cyclical structure
Ends the same way it begins
Ends the same way it begins
Cyclical structure
Motif
A recurring element in the story
A recurring element in the story
Motif
Atmosphere
The mood or tone set by the writer
The mood or tone set by the writer
Atmosphere
Shift in focus
A switch or change in focus
A switch or change in focus
Shift in focus
