Narrative Texts
What is the main purpose of a narrative text?
To tell a story.
What is the main purpose of poetry?
To express emotions, ideas, and experiences.
What is the purpose of drama?
To be performed.
What do myths often explain?
Natural phenomena, beliefs, traditions, or the origins of the world.
Name one of the three main purposes of an essay
To inform, explain, or persuade.
Which part of a narrative introduces the characters and setting?
The beginning
What are groups of lines in a poem called?
Stanzas
What are the spoken words between characters called?
Dialogue.
Which divine beings commonly appear in myths?
Gods and goddesses.
What are the three parts of an essay?
Introduction, body, and conclusion.
What is the sequence of events in a story called?
The plot.
What is the beat or flow of words in a poem called?
Rhythm.
What do we call the instructions written for actors in a play?
Stage directions.
What type of characters usually face great challenges in myths?
Heroes
What supports an argument in an essay?
Evidence, facts, examples, and explanations.
What is the central problem in a narrative called?
The conflict.
What literary feature uses vivid descriptions that appeal to the senses?
Imagery.
What is the script?
The text itself
True or False: Myths usually include divine intervention.
True
What type of language is commonly used in essays?
Formal or informal?
Formal
Who tells the story in a narrative?
The narrator.
What literary feature matches sounds at line endings?
Rhyme
Unlike narrative texts, what does drama usually NOT have?
Narrator
True or false: Myths follows a narrative structure: beginning, middle and end.
True
Name two types of essays.
Expository, Persuasive, Descriptive, Narrative.