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Narrative Terms

Review narrative elements and terms

TermDefinition
Narrative a story
Plot the structure of a story
Exposition the beginning of a story- introduces characters and setting
Rising Action the part of the story in which conflict develops and intensifies
Climax the turning point of the story or most intense moment
Falling Action begins to wrap up the story and leads to the end
Resolution the end of the story where a theme is revealed
Characterization the development of a character
Indirect Characterization inferences about a character based on the way a character behaves, their thoughts, and their spoken words
Direct Characterization when a narrator directly states a quality or trait about a character
Conflict a struggle between opposing forces in a story
Internal Conflict a conflict within the character
External Conflict a conflict with an outside force
Theme the moral or lesson of a story
Foreshadowing when the author gives clues about what will happen next in the story
Symbolism when an object represents a larger idea
Irony an unexpected turn in the story
Narrator the person telling the story
1st Person Point of View uses pronouns I, me, my, we, our, us and means that the narrator of the story is a character inside of the story
3rd Person Limited Point of View uses pronouns he, she, they, them, him, her and means that the narrator is outside of the story and only knows the thoughts and feelings of a SINGLE character in the story
3rd Person Omniscient Point of View uses pronouns he, she, they, them, him, her and means that the narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters in the story
Created by: MrsHill
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