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
Tension
The feeling of emotional strain
Climax
The most intense or decisive point
The most intense or decisive point
Climax
Foreshadowing
Hints what is to come
Hints what is to come
Foreshadowing
Focus
Emphasis is placed on something
Emphasis is placed on something
Focus
Analepsis
Presents past events
Presents past events
Analepsis
Dialogue
The lines spoke by characters
The lines spoke by characters
Dialogue
Prolepsis
Presents future events
Presents future events
Prolepsis
Beginning
The start where ideas are initiated
The start where ideas are initiated
Beginning
Resolution
The answer or solution to the conflict
The answer or solution to the conflict
Resolution
