narrative voice

Question 1

narrative perspective

Answer 1

the stance from which the story is told

Question 2

first person

Answer 2

perspective in which a character is telling the story directly to the reader

Question 3

third perso omniscient

Answer 3

the “all knowing” perspective in which the narrator is able to look into the thoughts and feelings of the characters

Question 4

third person limited

Answer 4

perspective in which the narrator is limited to revealing the thoughts and feelings of only one character

Question 5

objective

Answer 5

perspective in which the narrator records events but does not comment upon them

Question 6

style

Answer 6

how the writer writes

the choice and arrangements of words that express the personality, ideas and intent of the narrator

Question 7

tone

Answer 7

the emotional attitude which the author takes toward their subject or theme

Question 8

diction

Answer 8

the writer’s choice of words and phrases

Question 9

connotation

Answer 9

the suggestive power of a word

Question 10

denotation

Answer 10

the exact dictionary definition of a word

Question 11

pathos

Answer 11

a quality that evokes (in the reader) a feeling of pity, sympathy, tenderness, compassion or sorrow towards someone or something that is vulnerable or suffering

Question 12

irony

Answer 12

a reversal of meaning or expectation

Question 13

satire

Answer 13

the use of humour, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices for the purpose of social improvement
a literary work that points out the difference between the ideal and the actual