Week 7-8 Flashcards
Pertains to the lens that the author
provides so that they will see the story in
a particular view and angle.
* Establishes who is telling or narrating the
story.
Point of View
the most personal type of POV, use the pronoun I, me, myself.
First Person
A rare type of POV, provides a different form of intimacy
by addressing the reader directly (‘you’) as if the reader
is a participant of the story.
Second Person
The most common type of POV, The story is told through a narrator, who could be objective, limited, or omniscient.
Third Person
The narrator knows what’s
happening but lacks insight into the mind of the characters.
Objective
The narrator has deeper
knowledge about a character’s innermost thoughts.
Limited
The narrator knows about
the events of the story as well as the
thoughts and motivations of characters.
Omniscient
is the sequence of events through which your story is developed.
* is not the story itself. focuses on causality or how certain events
lead to another set of events.
Plot
starts with exposition and follows a string of events leading to a definite climax and conclusion.
Linear Plot
consists of several plots that are tied up into a single theme.
Episodic Plot
Protagonist vs Antagonist
Character Vs Character
Struggling in an unjust world
Character Vs Society
Struggling with the natural
environment
Character Vs Nature
The struggle between human
freedom and technological advancement
Character Vs Technology
Combating otherworldly
forces
Character vs Supernatural
Man’s desire (and failure) to overcome fate and God
Character vs Fate
Struggling with one’s principles
(internal conflict)
Character vs Self
What is the standard plotline?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement
is a story told in four parts. This kind of storytelling is most closely associated with Japan, but it is also used in classic Chinese and Korean narratives.
Kishotenketsu Structure
a structure that divides the narrative into 7 points. Each point, each new phase, brings something new to the story until you get to the final point
Seven-Point Structure
This is the attitude or personality you bring to the story.
Voice
Uses direct and accurate language that lacks emotion. It is characterized by smooth-flowing sentences and less connotative words.
Distant Voice
is used for character-driven stories and for stories that involve significant character development and emotion
Close voice
***** is how you say what you say. It makes your writing uniquely yours.
Style
the ***** of a story is a statement, or series of relevant observations, about some aspect of the human condition, interpreted from the unique viewpoint of the author.
Theme
Purposes of theme?
- Give the reader a deeper significance of the story to people’s day to day lives.
- Influence the reader’s behavior more than the entertainment it brings.
- Depict and unify the central topic of the story in one word (e.g. love, death, hope) or in one statement (e.g. the power of friendship, racial divisions, a father’s love for his
children).
