Nonfiction Narrative Elements

Refers to the the narrator of the story

• Subject

• Voice

• Setting

• Theme

The message to the reader inferred from the narrative

• Story Arc

• Perspective

• Theme

• Point of View

Refers to the time and place of the story.

• Story Arc

• Setting

• Voice

• Point of View

The real people and animals in a nonfiction narrative are called the

• Theme

• Characters

• Story Arc

• Subjects

Established by the person telling the story; first person is used for personal narrative writing.

• Point of View

• Perspective

• Theme

• Subject

A series of events that show a clear beginning, middle, and end

• Setting

• Voice

• Theme

• Story Arc

Corresponds with voice; portrays the narrator's outlook or view on the story

• Voice

• Perspective

• Theme

• Setting

What figurative language element in seen in the example below?

"Tired eyes. Weary, but appreciative smiles."

• Understatement

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Personification

What figurative language element in seen in the example below?

"Instead, I would strut about with my beloved remote-control cars and transformer toys, jump up and down on the sofa with other boys, and roar like Mufasa on all fours in the kindergarten playground..."

• Understatement

• Personification

• Simile

• Idiom

What figurative language element in seen in the example below?

"As the first tenderloin slapped onto the grill with a satisfying sizzle, I could imagine the bossʼs scorching eyes scrutinizing my every action..."

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole