COMPONENTS OF NARRATIVE TEXT
1. Logical Action – are considered the very
movements within the plot ot the narrative that
drive the characters forward, be it during the
dialogue, or within a scene
Ex.
It was late spring the last we saw Ross. He was
standing at the edge of the hill, and he never so
much as looked up even though we were there.
There was a bunch of flowers clutched to his fist,
but there really was no reason for him to be
standing there. We knew that Carrie wasn’t
coming to see him. But he stood anyway,
waiting, even as the afternoon sunlight
deepened towards the evening. He must have
been standing there for hours.
2. Way of Narration
- refer to how the writer presents the story
- Includes the pace by which scenes are given
out
3. Terminology
- Places emphasis on the fact that concepts
are critical to the narration
 Writers must choose how to address
terms and which ones they want to use
in order to create an appropriate setting
A. Concrete Terms – words that identify
things, places, and events that can be
measured and observed.
o Terms that have physical
manifestation in our world
Examples: spoon, dog, house
B. Abstract Terms – refer to ideas or concepts
that are intangible
a. Example – love, freedom, feminism
C. General Terms – commonly used to denote
groups
a. Example: furniture
COMPONENTS OF NARRATIVE TEXT
4. Logical Action – are considered the very
movements within the plot ot the narrative that
drive the characters forward, be it during the
dialogue, or within a scene
Ex.
It was late spring the last we saw Ross. He was
standing at the edge of the hill, and he never so
much as looked up even though we were there.
There was a bunch of flowers clutched to his fist,
but there really was no reason for him to be
standing there. We knew that Carrie wasn’t
coming to see him. But he stood anyway,
waiting, even as the afternoon sunlight
deepened towards the evening. He must have
been standing there for hours.
5. Way of Narration
- refer to how the writer presents the story
- Includes the pace by which scenes are given
out
6. Terminology
- Places emphasis on the fact that concepts
are critical to the narration
 Writers must choose how to address
terms and which ones they want to use
in order to create an appropriate setting
D. Concrete Terms – words that identify
things, places, and events that can be
measured and observed.
o Terms that have physical
manifestation in our world
Examples: spoon, dog, house
E. Abstract Terms – refer to ideas or concepts
that are intangible
a. Example – love, freedom, feminism
F. General Terms – commonly used to denote
groups
a. Example: furniture