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Which narrative perspective allows the narrator to access the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters?
Which narrative perspective allows the narrator to access the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters?
- First-person narration
- Omniscient narrator (unlimited point of view) (correct)
- Selective narrator (limited point of view)
- Second-person narration
A story is told through the eyes of the main character using "I" and "me". What is the narrative perspective?
A story is told through the eyes of the main character using "I" and "me". What is the narrative perspective?
- Third-person limited
- Second-person narration
- First-person narration (correct)
- Third-person omniscient
A narrator only reveals the inner thoughts and feelings of a single character. Which narrative perspective is being used?
A narrator only reveals the inner thoughts and feelings of a single character. Which narrative perspective is being used?
- First-person narration
- Objective narrator
- Omniscient narrator
- Selective narrator (limited point of view) (correct)
How might a first-person narrator's perspective affect the reliability of the information presented to the reader?
How might a first-person narrator's perspective affect the reliability of the information presented to the reader?
Which of the following is a characteristic of an omniscient narrator?
Which of the following is a characteristic of an omniscient narrator?
In what way does the mode of presentation influence the reader's experience?
In what way does the mode of presentation influence the reader's experience?
What narrative technique allows a narrator to switch between different time periods and locations within a story?
What narrative technique allows a narrator to switch between different time periods and locations within a story?
How does using a selective narrator influence the reader's ability to identify with characters?
How does using a selective narrator influence the reader's ability to identify with characters?
Why is it important to distinguish between the author and the narrator?
Why is it important to distinguish between the author and the narrator?
If a story's development is being seen and judged through one specific character, which narrative perspective is most likely being used?
If a story's development is being seen and judged through one specific character, which narrative perspective is most likely being used?
Flashcards
Narrator
Narrator
Speaker through whom the author presents the story's development.
First-person narration
First-person narration
Narrative told from the perspective of "I" or "me."
Omniscient narrator
Omniscient narrator
Narrator knows everything about all characters and can access their thoughts.
Selective narrator
Selective narrator
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Limited point of view
Limited point of view
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Mode of presentation
Mode of presentation
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Study Notes
Narrative Perspective and Mode of Presentation
- It's important to distinguish between the author and the narrator.
- The narrator is the speaker who presents the story's development.
- The difference between author and narrator becomes clear when the narrator is a dramatized character from whose point of view the story is told.
- The mode of presentation impacts how the reader views characters, plot, and feels drawn into the story.
Narrative Perspective
- Concerns who is telling the story.
First-person narration
- Uses "I" and "me."
- Usually the novel's central character, but sometimes a minor character observing the action.
- The reader can easily identify with the narrator.
- Information may not always be reliable because the narrator provides a subjective view of events.
Third-person narration
- There are two types of third-person narration
Omniscient narrator
- The point of view is unlimited.
- Knows everything about characters and can look inside their minds.
- May comment on events or characters' behavior.
- Knows how the plot will develop.
- Can switch between places and times using flashbacks or foreshadowing.
Selective Narrator
- Has a limited point of view.
- Only has insight into one character's thoughts and feelings.
- The story's development is seen and judged through a single character's perspective.
- It's easy for the reader to identify with that character but also be influenced by his/her interpretation of events.
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