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APELC Skill: Explain the function of the narrator or speaker.
4A: Identify and describe the narrator or speaker of a text.
4B: Identify and explain the function of point of view in a narrative.
4C: Identify and describe details, diction, or syntax in a text that reveal a narrator’s or speaker’s perspective.
4D: Explain how a narrator’s reliability affects a narrative.
Narration refers to
Narrator in fiction
Speaker in poetry
Analyzing Narration
Analyzing Narration
Point of View (POV):
Voice:
Perspective:
Narrative Voice
Narrative Voice
Narrative Voice: storytelling voice; "non-dialogue storytelling that communicates description, action, thought processes, and context to the reader in a manner that’s infused with the anchoring character/POV’s personality"
from What is "Narrative Voice?" by Nathan Bransford
Literature Discussion Notes - Narrative Voice (Google Form)
Psychic Distance
Psychic Distance
Psychic Distance: the mental/emotional distance between the writer and the reader
Closing psychic distance creates intimacy → puts the reader directly in the writer’s head/body. In order for a reader to trust the author, there needs to be enough intimacy in the writing.
the thoughts of a character
sensory details - use the five senses (sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell)
dialogue
Opening psychic distance makes the reader feel further away from the writer
Describing the action that is going on
Giving information
Writing Style
Writing Style
Stream of consciousness
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