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Elements of Narrative
Elements of Narrative
Elements of Narrative
Elements of Narrative
LAB 2
WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION – SECTION D
ASHESI UNIVERSITY
Elements of a Narrative
1) Characters
2) Setting
3) Conflict
4) Plot
5) Theme
6) Point of view
7) Style
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1) Characters
• The people involved in the narrative
• Protagonist vs antagonist
• Main character(s) vs secondary characters
• What makes a character interesting?
o Detailed background
o Motivations/internal conflict
o Evolution (or lack of)
• Characterisation = the process by which a write creates characters.
2) Setting
• Real vs fictional
• Symbolism?
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3) Conflict
• Issue or problem the characters face
• Types of conflict
o Person vs person
o Person vs self (internal conflict)
o Person vs nature
o Person vs technology
o Person vs society
• What makes a conflict interesting?
o Impacts characters, makes them change and evolve
o Has an underlying theme
4) Plot
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5) Theme
6) Point of View
The perspective the story is told from:
• First-person narrator
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7) Style
o Diction
o Tone
o Sentence style
o Figures of speech
Writing Exercise
Ø Go back to the narrative writing you have done so far (Discussion) and write
down your choices for the narrative composition in relation to the elements
we discussed today:
1) Characters
2) Setting
3) Conflict
4) Plot
5) Theme
6) Point of view
7) Style
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