Features of Narrative Texts (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards

Plot = what happens; structure = how events arranged

Introduces main characters, setting & central conflict

Where tension reaches highest point; main conflict peaks

Story told by a character within the story itself

Creates intimacy and immediacy

The way an author constructs a character

Character alone on stage reveals inner thoughts to audience

All visual elements that appear in a film frame

Sounds that occur within the world of the story

Any significant change in time within the narrative