Narrative Perspective, Literary Devices, and Drama Terms

Definition: a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself (uses: I, me, my)

• third person point of view

• first person point of view

• objective point of view

• second person point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Definition: the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

• second person

• third person limited

• first person limited

• third person multiple

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Definition Conversation between two or more characters

• Description

• Narrative

• Prologue

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

"I remember like it was yesterday..." (Classic beginning to an example of this literary term)

• example of foreshadowing

• example of simile

• example of invocation

• example of flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Robbie cried silent tears. Why did these kinds of things always happen to him? His friend Jackson sat next to him. He felt helpless. He wondered what he should say to help Robbie feel better.

• example of third person limited

• example of second person perspective

• example of first person narrative

• example of third person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Definition: introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work, introductory action

• Dialogue

• Epilogue

• Prologue

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Definition: A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage

• Sonnet

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Definition: A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events

• Imagery

• Flashback

• Prologue

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

My mind was lost and nervous. There were a lot of eyes looking at me when I entered the cell. I don't know what's coming next, and I can only stand alone at one side quietly. There are others like me lost and nervous from their expression while some chat with each others happily (guess they are not first timer). I can't wait to get out of here.

• Third Person Point of View Example

• Example of Third Person Limited

• Example of Second Person Point of View

• Example of First Person Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Definition: a division of an act into smaller parts

• dialogue

• narrator

• scene

• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7