Narration 记叙文的写作要点.ppt

Narration narration叙述文 description描写文 exposition说明文 argumentation议论文 What is narration ? At its simplest, narration is the telling of a story, which involves characters and ongoing actions. To narrate is to give an account of what happened or is happening. It attempts to recreate events so that the reader may vicariously(替代地) share the experience Literary narrative is usually fictitious, found abundantly in literary creations such as anecdotes, tales and fables, romances, short stories, novels, and stories in verse. Expository narrative is the factual account of events, including history, biography, travels, news reports and journals. The ways to narrate in sequence of time顺叙 flashback倒叙 narration interspersed with flashbacks插叙 narration interspersed with comment）夹叙夹议 The elements of a narrative Setting Plot Atmosphere Conflict Point of View Characterization 1.1 Setting 背景 The time and place in which the events of a story take place . Cultural ,social , physical context of a story. 2. Plot 情节 the sequence of events that take place in a story 3 Characterization 人物的刻画 The methods used to present the personality of a character in a narrative . Direct---the author describes the character . Indirect---the reader judges what the character is like based on what they say or do , or what other characters say about them. 4 Atmosphere 气氛 The general mood or feeling established in a piece of literature. Atmosphere is created through word choice and pacing . 5 Conflict the central problem that drives the action of a story . Two main types Internal ---the conflict happens in a character`s mind External---the conflict happens between characters ,or between a character and some outside force. 6 Point of View 视角 Who is narrating the story Two main types First person---the narrator use “I” to tell the action ,and is involved in the story Third person---the story is told from a perspective outside the story .The