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Narration is a crucial part of our communication, encompassing storytelling and reporting real or imagined events. Understanding its mechanics and features can help us become effective narrators in personal and professional settings. This introduction covers the definition, pinpoints, mechanisms, and defining features of narration, emphasizing the importance of narrative structure and elements like setting, characters, and point of view.
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Narration F.Y.B.A. II Semester Compulsory English
Introduction • Narration forms an important and interesting part of our everyday communication, both oral and written. It is a skill that all of us need to use in both personal and work situations, and we ca be effective narrators if we understand its features and the process involved.
Definition • Narration is telling stories of real or imagined people, reporting events or incidents or giving an account of our action and those of others.
Pin points • Narration as a form of writing consists in reporting something that happened. It can be .. • An episode from history • A legend or a story of the writer • Someone’s life • Events or incidents
Mechanism of narration • A narrative consists of a sequence of actions and events, usually in the order in which they happened. Particularly in past tense. • Tenses can change according to the situation or routine narration • Present incidents and events in chronological order, sometimes in flashback. • The narrative could consist of just a paragraph or longer than that.
Defining features • Real life or imagined situation • Setting or background, usually at the beginning of narration • A beginning, middle and a clear ending. • People (characters should realistic) • Action and events • Point of view of narrator • Sequencing of events usually in the order of their happening • Division into paragraphs • Spoken communication in direct or indirect speech
