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AP English Literature and Composition
Unit 6: Longer Fiction or Drama II
6.4 Narration
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Narration involves the voice or perspective through which the story is
told
A first-person
narrator
is always the main character in the story.
True
A third-person omniscient narrator has access to the thoughts and feelings of all
characters
What pronoun does a first-person narrator use?
I
A third-person limited narrator focuses on the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a single
character
A first-person narrator is always unbiased.
False
A third-person omniscient narrator has access to the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of all
characters
The voice or perspective through which a story is told is called the
narrator
A third-person limited narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of
one
character.
What pronoun does a first-person narrator use?
I
What type of narrator focuses on the thoughts of one character?
Third-person limited
Match the narrator type with its description:
First-person ↔️ Uses "I" and is a character
Third-person limited ↔️ Focuses on one character's thoughts
Third-person omniscient ↔️ Knows all characters' thoughts
A first-person narrator provides access to all characters' perspectives.
False
Match the narrator type with its description:
First-person ↔️ Uses "I" and is a character
Third-person limited ↔️ Focuses on one character's thoughts
Third-person omniscient ↔️ Knows all characters' thoughts
A first-person narrative point of view uses the pronoun
I
What is a third-person limited narrator limited to in terms of perspective?
One character's thoughts
What does narration refer to in literature?
Telling a story
What pronoun does a first-person narrator use to tell the story?
I
A third-person
omniscient
narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
True
First-person narration offers intimacy but may lack
objectivity
.
What does narrative point of view refer to in literature?
The story's perspective
Match the narrative point of view with its description:
First-person ↔️ Limited and biased
Third-person limited ↔️ Focuses on one character
Third-person omniscient ↔️ Knows all characters' thoughts
What is the purpose of the stream of consciousness technique?
To reveal subconscious thoughts
Foreshadowing
creates anticipation and suspense in a story.
True
How does a first-person narrator's voice affect the reader's experience?
It creates intimacy
What type of perspective does a first-person narrator provide for the reader?
Limited
A third-person omniscient narrator can provide insight into the minds of multiple
characters
.
True
A first-person narrator's perspective is limited, which can create
bias
.
Order the following narrative techniques from most to least structured:
1️⃣ Foreshadowing
2️⃣ Flashbacks
3️⃣ Stream of consciousness
Flashbacks interrupt the chronological sequence to depict
earlier
events.
Match the aspect of narrative evaluation with its description:
Narrative Voice ↔️ Distinct personality and tone
Narrative Style ↔️ Use of language and devices
The narrative voice and style work together to create the overall "
feel
" of the story.
True