Narrative Analysis

Question 1

Theme

Answer 1

Every aspect of good writing works to support theme.

Question 2

Point of View

Answer 2

Perspective from which they story is told.

Question 3

1st POV

Answer 3

The narrator is a character in the story.

If s/he is directly involved in the events, we need to examine reliability.

Question 4

2nd POV

Answer 4

Narrator out/you in.

“You” is really “I”

Question 5

3rd POV

Answer 5

Total Omniscience

Selective/Limited Omniscience

Objective

Question 6

Plot

Answer 6

Structural Unfolding of a Story

Question 7

Change

Answer 7

Plot is intertwined with theme.

Change, or lack of change, underscores theme.

Question 8

Style

Answer 8

How the writer writes.

Literary techniques that draw the reader into the story.

Question 9

Tone

Answer 9

Humorous

Sarcastic

Formal

Converational

Question 10

Ambiguity

Answer 10

Unclear meaning or multiple possible meanings

Question 11

Irony

Answer 11

Verbal: Discrepancy between what is said and what is meant.

Dramatic: Discrepancy between what the reader knows and what the characters know.

Question 12

Satire

Answer 12

Literary work in which human vices are held up to ridicule with the intent of bringing about improvement.

Question 13

Repetition

Answer 13

Repeating a word, phrase, idea, etc. throughout a text..

Question 14

Paradox

Answer 14

Two apparently conflicting possibilities that are both nonetheless true.

Question 15

Dialect

Answer 15

Variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation and spoken by a specific social group or in a geographical area.

Question 16

Slang

Answer 16

Informal language spoken by specific groups or during specific time periods.

Question 17

Dialogue

Answer 17

Conversation between characters

Question 18

Hyperbole

Answer 18

Extreme exaggeration

Question 19

Symbol

Answer 19

One thing that represents another by association

Question 20

Fragment

Answer 20

Incomplete thoughts and/or dialogue.

Question 21

Metaphor

Answer 21

Comparison of two things which implies a resemblance between them. 1

Question 22

Allusion

Answer 22

Reference to something outside of the work with cultural or historical significance.

Question 23

Allegory

Answer 23

Symbolic narrative in which characters & events represent ideas and concepts.

Question 24

Personification

Answer 24

Attributing human characteristics to non-human things or ideas.

Question 25

Imagery

Answer 25

Evocative or expressive language that appeals to the senses.

Question 26

Character

Answer 26

Info comes from:

What character says
What character does
What other characters say
What narrator says

Question 27

Flat Character

Answer 27

Superficial single layer revealed.

Question 28

Rounded Character

Answer 28

Many layers revealed well-developed

Question 29

Biological & Physical

Answer 29

Species, sex, genetics/height, weight, hair color, voice, health

Question 30

Social

Answer 30

Class, family, religion, race, employment, hobbies, nationality, group affiliations

Question 31

Temperamental

Answer 31

Moods, energy, dreams, nightmares

Question 32

Motivational

Answer 32

Intentions, obstacles, strategies, goals.

Question 33

Deliberative

Answer 33

Attitudes, beliefs, morals

Question 34

Decision-making

Answer 34

How does this person evaluate, compare possibilities and move forward?