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Understanding Narrative Voices in Prose: Point of View and Language

In this chapter on narration from "Reading Like a Writer" by Francine Prose, we explore the intricacies of identifying narrators through point of view, personality, and language. Prose delineates the three primary perspectives—first, second, and third person—highlighting the importance of sticking to one point of view. Through specific examples of how tense shifts impact narrative, the chapter showcases vocabulary usage that reflects the narrator's education. Ultimately, it examines how tone and diction contribute to character development and storytelling engagement.

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Understanding Narrative Voices in Prose: Point of View and Language

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  1. Chapter 5. Narration Reading Like a Writer By: Francine Prose Created by: Raven-Simone Shaw

  2. Identifying the narrator through… • Point-of-view • Personalities • Language

  3. Point of View • First Person • Second Person • Third Person • Rule: Stick to one point of view. • Shifts from present tense to past tense. • Prospective can also shift along with the grammatical tense.

  4. Point of View • First Person • Major point of view • When using “we” it refer to the narrator and another character. • Pronoun: one → I • Memoir

  5. Point of View • Second Person • “you” (“reader in general” p. 95) • Use as style for content • When using second person the “you” is a way to make the reader listen. • Type of stories: • Dating advise • Commiseration • Fiction

  6. Point of View • Third Person • Major point of view • Pronouns- he/she • The rule for point of view extend the third person narrative. • There are learning limitations about the narrator when characters refer to “another character and I”.

  7. Language • The usage of vocabulary reflects on the education the narrator have in the story. • The language creates interest and a vision. • Using pronouns help identify the narrator.

  8. Language cont... • The voice of the character also helps identify the narrator by using diction and creates urgency. • Specificity details of the narrator. • Compulsion words the narrator use are : always, particularly, true, certainly, and absolutely.

  9. Personalities • The tone reflect back on the personality in a first or third person narrative. • Omniscient – having a complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding.

  10. Work Cited Foster, Thomas C.. How to Read Literature Like a Professor. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2003. Print.

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