Grammar

Question 1

narrative perspectives

Answer 1

• 3rd-person omniscient narrator
• 3rd-person limited narrator
• 1st-person narrator

Question 2

third-person omniscient narrator

definition

Answer 2

• knows everything about character´s thoughts & feelings+ background story
• can comment on events or characters behaviour
• knows how plot will develop -> switch place/time
• not part of story -> uses personal prounouns

Question 3

third-person omniscient narrator

function

Answer 3

• neutral and more distanced than 1st person
• reader has access to thoughts/feelings -> gets comprehensive characterisations
• reader might be made passive consumer if narrator is overly intrusive with comments

Question 4

third-person limited narrator

definition

Answer 4

• focus on oe character from the outsight + feelings & thoughts of certain character -> restricted
• not identical with character

Question 5

third-person limited narrator

function

Answer 5

• empathise with described character
• biased/unreliable information

Question 6

first-person narrator

definition

Answer 6

• own perspective
• mostly main-protagonist
• limited to what character knows
• subjective angle

Question 7

first-person narrator

function

Answer 7

• empathise
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