Minimalism
characteristic of minimalism
dialogue and surface details
the one who tells us the story
narrator
a narrator that is not trustworthy, whose rendition of events must be taken with a grain of salt
an unreliable narrator
the representation of the traits, motives, and psychology of a character in a narrative
characterization
language characterized by the use of complex sentence structures, academic /scientific terms, and lack of colloquial or slang terms.
formal language
the reader addressed by the narrator
the implied reader
this type of speech
indirect speech
a third-person narrator who does not allow the reader an access into any character's consciousness but acts very much like a camera presenting us the scene
the 'objective' third-person narrator
the way a writer structures a piece of writing.
composition
the way a writer structures a piece of writing.
composition
theory about the various factors that might influence how a reader will read and create meaning from a text such as social and political background
reception theory
the reader addressed by the narrator
the implied reader
a third-person narrator who gives us access into a single character's consciousness or focuses attention on only one character
the limited third-person narrator
a literary device used by a writer to emphasise the differences between two people, places or things
contrast
what the writer wants to say, the reason why she wrote the text
intention
type of narrator associated with minimalism
the third person objective narrator
the presentation of a character's thoughts in the voice of the third-person narrator.
free indirect speech
a narrator who interrupts the story to provide a commentary to the reader on some aspect of the story or on a more general topic.
the intrusive narrator
the narrator's position in relation to the story being told
point of view
a tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing
bias
term used about stories dealing with the impoverished lives of ordinary people in small town America such as the unemployed, the alcoholic
dirty Realism
theory about the various factors that might influence how a reader will read and create meaning from a text such as social and political background
reception theory
a third- person narrator who can give the reader access to whichever consciousness they choose
the omniscient third-person narrator
the time and place of the narrative
setting
the specific viewpoint or perspective from which a writer tells his or her story
angle