Narrative Codes

Question 1

Hermeneutic codes

Answer 1

Enigma codes
- questions posed to audience 
drop hints - slow burn
- not knowing the result straight away 
- keep you interested

Question 2

Proairetic codes

Answer 2

Action codes

- clue to audience on possible future events

Question 3

Cultural codes

Answer 3

Referential codes/intertextuality

• reference to another media text
• widens the audience, used for comedic purposes

Question 4

Symbolic codes

Answer 4

Readerly text - surface level narrative

Writerly text - hidden meaning within