A narrative is a story' It can be either fiction or nonfiction' Novels and short stories are types o

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A narrative is a story. It can be either
fiction or nonfiction. Novels and short stories
are types of fictional narratives. Biographies
and autobiographies are nonfiction narratives.
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When we discuss narratives, we usually talk about
their elements.
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Character

• A person or animal that takes part in the action
  of the story
• We usually get to know the characters
• Through the authors physical description
• Through their actions
• Through their words (dialogue)
• Through their inner thoughts
• Through what other characters say and think about
  them

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Plot

• The sequence of events in a story the action and
  problems (conflicts) that occur in a story
• Plot Outline
• Exposition- the background or introductory
  information the reader must have in order to
  understand the story
• Rising Action- all of the events that take place
  leading up to the climax
• Climax- the turning point. Here the story is
  turned in a different direction, toward the
  conclusion, which is the wrapping up of the
  story.
• Falling Action- the immediate reaction to the
  climax.
• Resolution or Denouement- the conclusion of the
  plot. All loose ends are tied up.

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All plots involve conflict!

• Types of conflict
• Internal
• Person vs self (internal struggle concerning
  emotion and decision)
• External
• Person vs person (external struggle between two
  or more individuals)
• Person vs nature (external struggle between man
  and an element of nature)

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Setting

• The time and place of the action
• We get information about the setting from
• Sensory details (sight, hearing, touch, taste,
  smell)
• Figurative language (personification, similes,
  metaphors)

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Point of view

• The vantage point from which a story is told
• Third person point of view- story is told by
  narrator outside of the story
• First person point of view- a character within
  the story tells the story

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Theme

• The central message, concern, or purpose of a
  story