Narrative Features

Question 1

atmosphere

Answer 1

the way an author uses setting, objects, or internal thoughts of characters to create emotion, mood, or experiences for the reader.

Question 2

dramatic monologue

Answer 2

a poem written in the form of a speech of an individual character

Question 3

third-person omniscient viewpoint

Answer 3

the narrator does not have a “voice”; the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions and feelings of all characters

Question 4

third-person limited viewpoint

Answer 4

the narrator occupies the view of a single protagonist, referring to them by name and using third-person pronouns

Question 5

first-person viewpoint

Answer 5

the narration is given from the perspective of a singular character, using first-person pronouns

Question 6

second-person viewpoint

Answer 6

the narrator describes the reader’s actions, thoughts and background using second-person pronouns

Question 7

multiple narrators, polyperspectivity

Answer 7

more than one character perspective is shown to the audience

Question 8

turning point

Answer 8

a moment in the plot where the character must make a decision that will change the course of the story

Question 9

climax

Answer 9

the most intense moment in the plot, marking a turning point for the protagonist as they confront the main conflict

Question 10

denouement

Answer 10

the resolution of the major conflict in a narrative plot structure, and the very end of a story.

Question 11

resolution

Answer 11

the resolution of a conflict by a character

Question 12

symbol

Answer 12

an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings

Question 13

theme

Answer 13

the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a text

Question 14

motif

Answer 14

any distinctive feature that is recurring throughout a text helping to develop ideas such as theme or mood

Question 15

plot

Answer 15

the sequence of events in which each event affects the next one through a principle of cause and effect

Question 16

foreshadowing

Answer 16

an advance hint of what is to come later in the plot

Question 17

analepsis

Answer 17

a description of an event or scene from an earlier time that interrupts the chronological narrative

Question 18

prolepsis

Answer 18

the chronological narrative is interrupted and the narrator describes future events

Question 19

stream of consciousness

Answer 19

a narrative method that tries to capture the natural flow of a character’s extended thought process

Question 20

subplot

Answer 20

a secondary strand of the plot that is a supporting side story for any story or for the main plot

Question 21

syntax

Answer 21

the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence

Question 22

linear plot

Answer 22

a plot that has a beginning, middle and end and is constructed chronologically

Question 23

non-linear plot

Answer 23

a plot where the order in which events are portrayed does not correspond to the order in which things happened

Question 24

setting

Answer 24

the time and geographic location within a narrative, either fictional or non-fictional