The Narative Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Narrative perspective
A
The person telling the story
2
Q
Setting
A
Where the action/story is set in- these can change
3
Q
Shifts in focus
A
Moving our attention away making us focus on something else
4
Q
Shifts in perspective
A
Changes in points of view or what can be seen by different characters
5
Q
Exterior to interior
A
Moving from inside to outside
6
Q
Dialogue
A
Speech. This allows us to learn more about the characters who speak
7
Q
Order of events
A
Sequence of what happens in the text
8
Q
Foreshadowing
A
Hints of what might happen next
9
Q
Flashback
A
Looking at something which happened in the past
10
Q
Zooming in
A
The writer narrows our focus on something to draw our attention to it
11
Q
Cyclical structure
A
The text mentions something from the beginning of the text again at the end
