Features of Texts: Novels and Short Stories (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Plot in a narrative
Plot in a narrative
Sequence of events that unfolds in the story
Crisis points in narratives
Crisis points in narratives
Moments when tension reaches a peak
The climax of a narrative
The climax of a narrative
Point of greatest tension, usually near the end
Denouement meaning
Denouement meaning
French for 'untying'; provides answers after climax
Linear/chronological structure
Linear/chronological structure
Events presented in the order they occur in time
Circular narrative structure
Circular narrative structure
Begins and ends at the same point in time
Setting in narratives
Setting in narratives
Both place and time where action unfolds
First-person narrator characteristic
First-person narrator characteristic
Also a character within the text using 'I' and 'we'
Third-person omniscient narrator
Third-person omniscient narrator
Knows everything about the world of the text
Protagonist in a narrative
Protagonist in a narrative
The central character whose story is being told