Narratives and Perspectives Vocabulary

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Narrative

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spoken or written account of connected events; a story

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Perspective

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particular attitude or way of viewing something

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Point of View

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position from which a story is told

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First-person

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told by a character using "I" or "we"

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Third-person

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told by a narrator outside the story using "he," "she," or "they"

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Theme

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central idea or message in a narrative

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Characterization

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process of revealing a character’s personality

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Dialogue

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between two or more characters

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Setting

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time and place in which a story occurs

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Conflict

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struggle between opposing forces in a story