ENGL 100 TERMS

Question 1

narrative

Answer 1

the principal way in which our species organizes its understanding of time

representation of an event or a series of events

Question 2

clock time

Answer 2

non-narrative way of looking at sime
numbers, seconds, minutes, etc

Question 3

narrative time

Answer 3

time that relates to events or incidents
Very fluid–can be slowed down, sped up, according to how events are narrated
Can add complexity and significance to understanding
Can be non-linear, disrupt the order of chronology

Question 4

CLOSURE

Answer 4

Resolves a core conflict
Answers questions it has raised for us as readers
Matches our expectations

Question 5

Ending

Answer 5

just the end of the plot
Where the narrative ends
Does not have to have closure!

Question 6

SUSPENSE

Answer 6

lack of closure
Surprise!
Tension!
Partial gratification!!!

Question 7

Proairetic code

Answer 7

Expectations and actions

Question 8

Hermeneutic code

Answer 8

Questions and answers

Question 9

Narrative discourse

Answer 9

how the story is conveyed