| What is biography? | Writing about life. |
| What is autobiography? | Writing about someone else's life. |
| What is the exposition? | The part of the story where characters and places are introduced, giving us a sense of the world we are entering. It sets the scene. |
| What is the inciting incident? | The part of a story where events start to get shocking, dramatic and exciting. This is where the main plot starts. |
| What are turning points? | Areas in the story that change the direction of the story for the better or worse. They are like twists in the story and can either be expected or not. |
| What is the denouement/ climax? | The nearing of the end of a story where things come to a conclusion, either happy or not. |
| What is the narrative perspective? | First person singular is when we see the story in the eyes of a character, they'd usually use "I". This is usually through the protagonist.This was used in Jane Eyre.
Third person narrative is when the narrator isn't involved in the story, and is seen as a voice. They may be able to see everything which makes them an OMNISCIENT NARRATOR.
They may comment on characters and their actions using the first person which is called intrusive. This was used in A Christmas Carol.
Sometimes the narrator is another character and acts more of an observer. An example of this is Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes.
Narrators may use different narratives, meaning we may get different experiences and points of views from multiple characters. |
| Does the exposition come at the beginning or end?
When the narrator is part of the action is it a first person or third person narrative?
Which comes first: the climax or the inciting incident?
What is an omniscient narrator? | Beginning.
First person narrative.
Inciting incident.
A narrator that sees everything that is happening. |
| What are the ways characters can be described? | The narrator can directly describe the character;
"the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lightened by a smile".
We can learn about characters about the way they act or what they say;
"They are all silly and ignorant, but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters" - we can infer that this person can be very blunt and dismissive.
You can also learn about characteristics about how the person behaves;
'Even the blindman's dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts' - this tells us that Scrooge is not a nice person and is to be avoided. |
| What is literal imagery? | When something is described exactly how it is or looks. |
| What is figurative imagery? | When something is described in an exaggerated or symbolising way, this may be by a simile or metaphor. |
| What is narrative? | An account of events - a story. |
| What is planning? | Making decisions about the main elements of your story. |
| What is direct speech? | Something that tells us about the character directly. |
