Aspects of Narrative

Accelerators and brakes: a narrative is more than a plot.

Scenes and places

Establishing shots
Context

Time and sequence

Chronology
Time frames (a story within a story)

Characterisation

Introduction to/ first appearance
Appearance
Names
Speech
Actions
Motives
Thoughts
Comments by other characters
Comments by the narrator

Voices in the story and points of view

Narrator’s voice
First person narrative
Third person narrative
Direct speech
Indirect speech

Destination

The reader’s contribution to the story
Reception theory