Narrative perspective
the narrator (speaker) is a character in the story or reveals his or her own experiences, thoughts, and feelings.
What is first person point of view
A main or important character; a character who plays a large role in a story. Major characters usually face some sort of obstacle, and they will be present throughout all, or almost all, of a story. A story can have one major character or several.
What is major
expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
what is independent (main) clause
the struggle or problem that a character faces; without conflict, there would be no interest in what happens.
what is conflict
Who is the English teacher
Who is Mrs, Bowen.
the narrator (speaker) addresses the audience, speaks directly to the audience.
What is second person point of view.
A character who does not play a large role in a story. Minor characters usually do not face any obstacles during the course of the story, and they usually do not change during the course of the story. The reader does not usually learn much about minor characters. They are only there for the major characters to interact with and to help advance the plot.
What is minor
what does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. The thoughts expressed by a subordinate clause depend on being combined with an independent clause to become complete.
What is subordinate (dependent) clause
a problem that can only be resolved within the character, two opposing desires, feelings, ideas, or thoughts.
What is character versus self
The county cleared this path and paved it with packed gravel, so they would have a peaceful place to hike and bike.
What is path paved.
the narrator (speaker) is someone outside the story who tells about the characters and actions in the story.
What is third person point of view.
A character who experiences an inner change during the course of a story or novel. The change in outlook or character is permanent. Sometimes a dynamic character is called a developing character.
What is Dynamic Character.
is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
What is adjective clause
a problem or struggle between two or more characters in a story
What is character versus character
The first train took twenty-six minutes to complete the route, which ran from City Hall to West 145th Street in under a half an hour.
What is DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period.
point of view has a narrator outside the story who knows everything about all of the characters in the story. The omniscient narrator knows what everyone does, says, thinks, or feels.*Like a god
What is Third person omniscient.
A character that remains primarily the same throughout a story or novel. Events in the story do not alter a static character's outlook, personality, motivation, perception, habits, etc.
What is Static Character.
is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.
What is adverb clause
when a character goes against the rules or values of the group in which he or she lives: social group (friends, family, community), political (government, country), or religious.
What is character versus society.
What is the 9th grade English teacher name
Who is Mrs, Bowen
Character whose telling of the story is not completely accurate due to problems with the character’s mental state, maturity level, or cultural experience.
What is Unreliable Narrator.
A character that is used to enhance another character through contrast. Cinderella's grace and beauty as opposed to her nasty, self-centered stepsisters is one clear illustration of a foil many may recall from childhood.
What is foil character.
has only one independent clause and no subordinate clause.
what is simple sentence
a struggle between the character and some force outside the character
What is External Conflict
deal with basic human concerns that everyone experiences, no matter the time or place.
What is universal themes