(Unit 1) (Skill 4) Narrator or Speaker Flashcards
What does a narrator’s power result from? (_)
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Perspective
Position
Describe the power from the narrator’s position
The narrator can be a part of the story
The narrator can be distanced from the story
The person telling the story ______ the story
Frames
What is typically included in a framed story? (_)
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Description of others
Time
Sensations
Where it took place
What was involved
What it meant
Describe the power from the narrator’s perspective
How the narrator tells the circumstances of a story is a powerful form of control
What is the narrator like when inside the story?
First person
The narrator is a character of the story describes the things he/she see, hears etc.
What is the narrator like when outside the story?
Third person
The narrator is not a character, they are like a reporter reporting events of the story distant from it
What power does a reader have?
The reader has the power to question everything (not think things the way the narrator wants one to think)
_________ establish a ____________ with _______ based on how a _____ is told
Narrators
Relationship
Readers
Story
Focus on ___________ and ________ to question how a ________ relates the ______ of a story
Perspective
Position
Narrator
Events
True or False:
Every story has limitations
True
Define:
First Person Point of View
The person telling the story is a character in the story
Who may the character portraying first person point of view be? (2)
The protagonist relaying their experiences
A peripheral character telling the protagonist’s story
How do you know it is first person? (2)
The narrator will refer to himself or herself as “I”
Uses pronouns like “we”, “me” and “us”
State the importance of first person point-of-view (3)
Develops intimacy
Gives credibility
Expresses an opinion
State the limitations of first person point-of-view (2)
Bias
Reliability
First person point-of-view can be wonderful due to ________, but as a reader we must also question what ______ this person may have
Intimacy
Biases
Define:
Third Person Point of View
The person telling the story is on the outside looking in
Is the narrator a character in the story in Third Person Point of View?
No
How many types of third person point of view are there
3 main types
List the three main types of third person point of view
Objective
Limited
Omniscient
Describe:
Objective Third Person Point of View
The narrator does not convey the thoughts and feelings of any character and relates the events in a neutral way
Describe:
Limited Third Person Point of View
One only knows the thoughts of a single character
Describe:
Omniscient Third Person Point of View
One is aware of every character’s thoughts and feelings
Where does the word “omniscient” come from?
Comes from Latin “omnis” (means “all”) and “scientia” (means “knowledge”)
What can Objective Third Person Point of View show?
The narrator is detached and distant
It shows a process unfolding without thought or feeling
It creates suspense and intrigue
What is the importance of the omniscient narrator?
It is distant yet close
It builds sympathy for the protagonist
It creates tension between what other characters see and what we know
Whoever tells the story has ______ over that story
Power
Even though each point has certain powers and certain strengths, they also have certain ___________
Limitations
What is your job as the reader?
Ask questions about what a narrator knows, what they don’t know, what they’re revealing, and maybe what they’re keeping away from you
