PATTERNS OF PARAGRAPHS AND DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
The term comes from the Latin word “narrare” which means “to account or tell.”
narrative
e Latin word of narrative
“narrare”
“narrare” which means
to account or tell.”
They are categorized into simple and complex narratives.
Narratives
may not present in detail the different parts of the plot. An example is the anecdote.
simple narrative
fiction (imaginary) or nonfiction (factual)
narrative
The Necklace,” by
Guy de Maupassant’s
Guy de Maupassant’s short story
complex fiction narrative
narrative nonfiction of Carlos P. Romulo’s
I Walk with Heroes.
four basic elements: of narrative
: setting,
character,
plot, and
point of view.
denotes the time and place of the story.
setting
refers to the persons who take part in the narrative
Character
called the “protagonist,”
main character
villain, who creates the problems in the life of the main character, is called the
“antagonist”.
he series of events of the story itself,
The plot,
highest point of interest
climax
the perspective the writer takes in telling his story
point of view
4 types of pov
First person point of view
second-person point of view.
Author-observer point of view
e third-person point of view.
he writer tells his own story.
- First person point of view
the character tells in the first person a story or event he has seen. T
First person-observer point of view or second-person point of view.
the writer tells very objectively the events as they happened to another individual
Author-observer point of view: or third-person point of view.
sample selection is a simple narrative composition called a
anecdote,
is a form of exposition. - It seeks to explain or portray the characteristic/s of an individual or a group by narrating an incident/s that reveals the distinctive quality/qualities of the individual or the group
character sketch
