Narrative Conventions Worksheet

Students use their knowledge of narrative conventions to match words from the word bank to the definitions. Answers: Narrative Conventions Plot What happens in the story. In other words, the sequence of events in a story, usually involving conflict. Structure The order in which the events of the plot are told, or narrated. Point of View The perspective from which the story is told. Who is telling the story. First Person point of view Someone involved in the story is the narrator in this point of view. Recognised by use of words like ‘I’, ‘me’ and ‘we’. We get to know the thoughts and feelings of this character. Second Person point of view The reader is invited into the story in this point of view. Recognised by pronoun ‘you’, the story is told as though it’s happening to the reader. Third Person Limited point of view An unseen outsider is the narrator in this point of view. Recognised by words like ‘he’, ‘she’, or ‘they’. The narrator tells us what one main character is doing and thinking. Third Person Omniscient point of view An unseen outsider is the narrator in this point of view. Recognised by words like ‘he’, ‘she’, or ‘they’. The narrator knows everything, including what all characters are doing, thinking and saying. Also known as ‘godlike’. Setting Where and when the events in the story happen. The physical setting is place (where) and the temporal setting is time (when). Characterisation The way the author develops characters, involving the Speech, Appearance, Actions and Interactions of characters. Dialogue The things characters say. Direct speech. Style The way in which a story is written, involving the language choices, tone created, amount of description etc. Writers have unique styles. Motifs Central themes or topics that recur throughout novels, forming a pattern. Metaphors Used to describe someone or something as if it were something else. Themes Main ideas or messages contained in a story. What the author wants the reader to learn about life and people from reading the story. Symbols Something that represents something else. Objects used to represent ideas or concepts. Context Circumstances under which a text is written, read and set. There are three types; reader context, author context and novel context. Genre Type or category of writing. Some examples include romance, science fiction, horror and fantasy. Genres often share themes. Orientation The beginning of a story. Introduces the settings, situations, characters and background of the story. Conflict Struggles or problems faced by characters in a story. The types are man vs man, man vs society, man vs environment and man vs self. Climax The turning point, usually in the middle of the story. The point at which the main conflict of the story reaches its greatest intensity. Resolution The conclusion of the story. Most of the loose ends are tied up and conflict is usually resolved. Protagonist The hero of the story. The ‘good guy’. Antagonist The villain of the story. The ‘bad guy’.

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