1.4 Narration

• What is narration in short fiction?

  How a story is told
• What type of knowledge does a third-person omniscient narrator possess?

  Complete knowledge
• What pronoun is commonly used in third-person omniscient narration?

  He, she, it
• In second-person narration, the pronoun used is you
• Third-person narration can provide a more objective, omniscient perspective.


  True
• A third-person omniscient narrator has access to all characters' thoughts
• Which pronoun is used in third-person limited narration?

  He, she, it
• What is the effect of first-person narration on the reader?

  Creates a subjective view
• How does second-person narration involve the reader in the story?

  Makes the reader a participant
• In first-person narration, the pronouns used are I, me, and my
• Match the narration type with its characteristic:

  First-person ↔️ Limited to character's knowledge

  Third-person omniscient ↔️ Complete knowledge

  Third-person limited ↔️ One character's thoughts
• Steps to differentiate between narration types:

  1️⃣ Identify pronouns used

  2️⃣ Determine the narrator's perspective

  3️⃣ Analyze the scope of their knowledge
• In third-person narration, the narrator is outside
• Match the narration type with its effect on the reader:

  First-person ↔️ Intimate, subjective view

  Second-person ↔️ Unique sense of involvement

  Third-person ↔️ Objective, omniscient perspective
• First-person narration provides an objective view of events.

  False
• What are the three types of unreliable narrators?

  Naive, deceptive, unstable
• Steps to analyze narrator reliability in "The Tell-Tale Heart":

  1️⃣ Identify the narrator's obsessive thoughts

  2️⃣ Analyze their manic behavior

  3️⃣ Question their justifications

  4️⃣ Evaluate the true nature of events
• Narrative techniques are used to establish the tone and mood
• Match the narrative technique with its definition:

  Voice and diction ↔️ Style and word choice

  Imagery and description ↔️ Use of sensory details

  Pacing and rhythm ↔️ Speed and flow of narrative

  Dialogue ↔️ Conversations between characters
• Imagery and description always enhance a suspenseful mood.

  False
• What does first-person narration provide to the reader?

  Intimate, subjective view
• In first-person narration, the narrator uses pronouns such as "I," "me," and "my."


  True
• In first-person narration, the perspective is limited to the character's internal thoughts
• Match the narration type with its description:

  First-Person ↔️ Narrator is a character sharing their experiences

  Second-Person ↔️ Narrator addresses the reader directly

  Third-Person ↔️ Narrator observes characters from outside
• How does first-person narration affect the reader's experience of the story?

  Creates a subjective view
• Order the types of narration from most subjective to most objective:

  1️⃣ First-Person

  2️⃣ Third-Person Limited

  3️⃣ Third-Person Omniscient
• What type of knowledge does a first-person narrator have?

  Limited to character's knowledge
• Match the narration type with its pronoun usage:

  First-Person ↔️ I, me, my

  Second-Person ↔️ You

  Third-Person ↔️ He, she, it
• In third-person narration, the omniscient perspective allows the narrator to move freely between characters
• A first-person narrator can access the thoughts of other characters in the story.

  False
• Third-person limited narration shares all characters' internal thoughts.

  False
• What major impact does the choice of narration have on a story?

  Reader's experience
• In second-person narration, the narrator addresses the reader directly.

  True
• What type of narration creates a unique sense of involvement for the reader?

  Second-person
• Steps to analyze the impact of narration on a story:

  1️⃣ Identify the narration type

  2️⃣ Analyze the narrator's perspective

  3️⃣ Evaluate the reader's experience
• An unreliable narrator provides a biased or incomplete account of events
• Match the type of unreliable narrator with its characteristic:

  Naive narrator ↔️ Lacks experience

  Deceptive narrator ↔️ Intentionally misleads

  Unstable narrator ↔️ Emotionally disturbed
• An unreliable narrator's unreliability always stems from deception.

  False
• What are the key narrative techniques for creating tone and mood?

  Voice, imagery, pacing, dialogue
• Steps to use narrative techniques effectively:

  1️⃣ Choose appropriate words and style

  2️⃣ Create vivid sensory details

  3️⃣ Control the speed and flow

  4️⃣ Write engaging dialogue