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The Narrative/Novel Flashcards

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what is the exposition?

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the part of the story that gives a bit of information/background on what the story will be about.

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List the three parts of a novel

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  1. exposition
  2. compilication
  3. resolution
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List 13 Narrative Techniques.

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  1. motif
  2. situational irony
  3. characterization
  4. symbolism
  5. narrative point of view
  6. contrast
  7. setting
  8. language
  9. dialogue
  10. the manipulation of conflict
  11. plot
  12. juxtaposition
  13. incident
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what is a motif?

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a theme repeated more than once in a story. everytime the theme is repeated, more information is given.

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what is situational irony?

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the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected.

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what is juxtapositon?

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placing two or more things side by side to see/better highlight their contrasts and similarities.

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what is the plot of a story?

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the deliberate arrangement of the characters and incidents in a play in order to bring out a desired end.
it is a tool that the writer uses to shape his/her story.

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what are narrative techniques?

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what a writer uses to get her point/message/theme across.

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what is linear storytelling?

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a sequencial order of events

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what is non-linear storytelling?

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a non-sequential/chronological order of events

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What is the human condition?

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Any thematic concern that a writer embraces, which relates to everything that has to do with life.

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List 8 examples of the human condition that a writer uses in his/her work.

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  1. poverty
  2. love
  3. broken relationships
  4. greed
  5. deception
  6. infidelity
  7. grief
  8. mental health
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what is musing?

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where the writer gives a tour of the protagonist’s thoughts and emotions during a critical moment.

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list three ways in which musing is done

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  1. flashforward
  2. flashback
  3. the use of hidden dialogue
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what is a flashforward?

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where the writer allows the protagonist/antagonist to picture a future scenario for a particular reason.

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what is a flashback?

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fills the reader in with backstory of the character(s)

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what does “the use of hidden language” mean?

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when the writer allows the character to think about their crisis internally.

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list 5 things an incident (in a novel) consists of

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  1. action
  2. dialogue
  3. description
  4. reaction
  5. narration
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list the three points of view in a novel

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  1. first person POV
  2. second person POV
  3. third person POV
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what is first person POV?

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when the character tells/narrates the story

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what is second person POV?

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when the writer turns the reader into a character- the reader is being addressed by the writer.

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what is third person POV?

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when the narrator exists outside of the events and refers to the characters using third-person pronouns (he, she, they)

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what is prose fiction?

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the study of novels (imitation of real life experiences)- mimatic

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list 3 structural narrative techniques

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  1. conflict
  2. setting
  3. plot
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list 2 literary narrative techniques

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  1. situational irony
  2. symbolism
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what does it mean to develop (in literature)?

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to bring clarification to/flesh out an idea or writing in order for the reader to understand what it is saying.

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what is a trope?

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a technique used by a writer to convey (through conduits or channels) a message through the characters, plot.

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what are litotes?

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words associating with something instead of giving the full meaning.

29
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what is liminal point?

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being on the cusp/brink of something.

30
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what is nuance?

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a unique twist, difference in perspectives on a particular topic.

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