The Role of the Narrator

The person who tells the story.

• Author

• Perspective

• Narrator

• Omniscient

Told from the main character narrator’s point of view.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Which character we are getting the story from/what their role is in the story.

• Mood

• Tone

• Point-of-View

• Perspective

A story that is narrated by an outside viewer, but follows mainly the main character’s thoughts and feelings.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Sets the scene for the drama and may comment on what happens.

• Narrator

• Foil

• Rising Action

• Scenery

the person telling the story

• Mood

• Narrator

• Genre

• Imagery

A person, animal, or thing telling the story or giving an account of something.

• Narrator

• Protagonist

• Perspective

• Main Character

. What is the role of the narrator in a play?

• the main character

• tells the viewers what’s happening

• tells the actors what to say

• tells what props are needed

The narrator's purpose is -

• to give the audience a chance to speak.

• to give the audience information about the play.

• to give the audience a restroom break.

• to give the audience information about the theater.

Point of View

• Which character we are getting the story from/what their role is in the story.

• The emotion the author wants us to feel as readers.

• How a character experiences events of the story.

• The author’s attitude towards a subject.