Narrative Flashcards
1st person
Writing from the authors point of view or perspective using personal pronouns such as ‘I’
In Gatsby, Nick is the author of Gatsby’s story ( even tho Fitzgerald is the actual author)
Third person
Writing from the point of view of an outsider looking in
Omniscient narrator
knowing everything (even what characters don’t know)
Omniscient narrator
knowing everything (even what characters don’t know)
Motif
A recurring idea throughout a narrative
Foil
A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character
Gatsby and Tom eg
Idiolect
The speech habits of a particular person
Analepsis
Literary device in which a past event is narrated at a point later that it’s chronologically placed in the story
Michaelis’ account of Myrtles death later in chapter 8
Exposition
The insertion of background information within a story or narrative
Denouement
The final part of the narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved
Rising action
Rising action in a plot is a series of events that create suspense, interest and tension in the narrative; leads to climax
Juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Speech tags
phrases that are used to break up, precede or follow written dialogue to convey which character is speaking, making it easier for the reader to follow the conversation. The most common dialogue tag is the word ‘said.
