Literary Narrative Techniques

Imagery

• Uses sensory language to describe

• Copying and pasting pictures into stories

• Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• The rate at which a story moves

Makes the reader smell, taste, feel, see, hear, and imagine what the writer is describing

• Symbolism

• Diction

• Pacing

• Imagery

The light pooled around the cat like the robe of a greek goddess while she luxuriated on the window sill.

This is an example of:

• Pacing

• Voice

• Imagery

• Diction

Which of the following affects voice?

• Word choice

• Punctuation

• Paragraphing

• Organization/Style

• All of the above

Dialogue

• Conversation between characters

• Word choice

• Speed at which story moves

Select the example that is formatted correctly:

• HEY! The boy yelled as he raced after his dog.

• "Hey!" The boy yelled as he raced after his dog.

• Hey! "The boy yelled as he raced after his dog."

• "Hey! The boy yelled as he raced after his dog."

Select the tips for creating the best dialogue:

• Always state the obvious

• Have the characters meet and greet one another

• Use dialogue to reveal characters' personalities

• Use dialogue in place of action

The conversation between the characters in a story.

• Foreshadowing

• Description

• Dialogue

A vivid verb is...

• A word that describes a noun or pronoun. 
• A word that describes an action in a stronger way. 
• A word that explains a location.
• A word that shows direction. 

Identify the vivid verb in the following sentence: The students spent the morning strolling around the museum.

• students
• morning
• museum
• strolling