Narrative Terminology Flashcards

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First person

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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)

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Third person

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Writing from the point of view of an outsider looking in

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Omniscient narrator

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Knowing everything

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Unreliable narrator

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Not to be trusted / believed

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Symbol

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A mark, sign or word that signifies or represents and idea

The green light is a symbol of Gatsby’s hope

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Motif

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A recurring idea throughout a narrative

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Foil

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A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character
Gatsby and Tom eg

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Idiolect

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The speech habits of a particular person

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Prolepsis

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A figure of speech in which future development is represented as if already accomplished or existing

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Analepsis

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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

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Foreshadowing

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An indication of what is to come /a warning

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Climax

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The most intense, exciting or important moment of a narrative

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Exposition

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The insertion of background information within a story or narrative

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Denouement

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The final part of the narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

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Rising action

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Rising action in a plot is a series of events that create suspense, interest and tension in the narrative; leads to climax

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Falling action

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The parts of the story after the climax and before the end

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Characterisation

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The representation of a person in the narrative

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Archetype

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A typical character, action or situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature

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Juxtaposition

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Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

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Direct dialogue

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A report of the exact words used by a speaker or writer

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Speech tags

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They are like sign posts which describe the speech, each containing a noun or pronoun such as ‘she’ and a verb indicating a way of speaking ‘whispered’

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Indirect dialogue/speech

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Where the report of words said by another person are not exact like direct speech:
“I’m coming” he said = direct speech
‘He said he was coming’= indirect speech