Chapter 5. Narration

1. Chapter 5. Narration Reading Like a Writer By: Francine Prose Created by: Raven-Simone Shaw

2. Identifying the narrator through… • Point-of-view • Personalities • Language

3. Point of View • First Person • Second Person • Third Person • Rule: Stick to one point of view. • Shifts from present tense to past tense. • Prospective can also shift along with the grammatical tense.

4. Point of View • First Person • Major point of view • When using “we” it refer to the narrator and another character. • Pronoun: one → I • Memoir

5. Point of View • Second Person • “you” (“reader in general” p. 95) • Use as style for content • When using second person the “you” is a way to make the reader listen. • Type of stories: • Dating advise • Commiseration • Fiction

6. Point of View • Third Person • Major point of view • Pronouns- he/she • The rule for point of view extend the third person narrative. • There are learning limitations about the narrator when characters refer to “another character and I”.

7. Language • The usage of vocabulary reflects on the education the narrator have in the story. • The language creates interest and a vision. • Using pronouns help identify the narrator.

8. Language cont... • The voice of the character also helps identify the narrator by using diction and creates urgency. • Specificity details of the narrator. • Compulsion words the narrator use are : always, particularly, true, certainly, and absolutely.

9. Personalities • The tone reflect back on the personality in a first or third person narrative. • Omniscient – having a complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding.

10. Work Cited Foster, Thomas C.. How to Read Literature Like a Professor. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2003. Print.