Adhikari 1 A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE NARRATIVE STRUCTURES OF THE TEXTS: ARABY by JAMES JOYCE & THE LAST LEAF by O HENRY A narrative is a story‚ whether told in prose or verse‚ involving events‚ characters‚ and what the characters say and do. Some literary forms such as the novel and short story in prose‚ and the epic and romance in verse‚ are explicit narratives that are told by a narrator. In drama ‚ the narrative is told‚ but not evolves by means of the direct presentation
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THE WIFE’S STORY The Wife’s Story by Ursula K. Le Guin is a story about a woman married to a man who turns out to be a werewolf. In this tale Le Guin reverses the typical werewolf story into the point of view of other wolves. She tells the story in a first person narrative which is very effective. The narrator’s voice in this story changes the ways you will normally respond to any other story. The Wife’s Story is not the typical werewolf story you would expect. In Le Guin’s story she describes
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The Tell-Tale Heart suspense essay In the story the tell-tale heart Poe uses the first person narrative to create the suspense and tension making the reader wanting to find out more about what is going on and he uses literary devices to build this tension keeping the reader in suspense. In the story Poe uses a lot of descriptive language when describing both things and events‚ Poe states “For a whole hour I did not move a muscle‚ and in the meantime I did not hear him lie down.” Poe also states
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Everyone in the society can have some influences in any way‚ negatively or positively. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden encounters many people throughout his journey. These relationships he has influence his view of the world‚ allowing him to mature from someone who dislikes the shallow cruel world to understanding this is how life is. This development is shown through "phonies" he meets throughout the novel‚ his brother Allie‚ and his sister Phoebe. The relationship
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1. Five Elements: • Setting: Location where the action happens • Mood: The feelng/atmosphere that the writer creates. Could be happy‚ hopeful‚ suspenseful‚ scary. Setting and descriptive vocab create the mood • Characters: People in the story. Are affected by the mood and react to the events that they are involved in. • Plot: What happens in the story‚ the sequence of events. Often includes a climax or turning point at which the characters or events change • Theme: The basic idea. Often
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NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Jane Austen uses the following narrative techniques in her novel "Pride and Prejudice" : 1. The Third Person Omniscient Author Technique: In this method of narration the author Jane Austen is in complete control of the narration of the story. Whatever she says we have to accept unquestioningly and wherever she leads us we have to follow. The opening remark of the novel is a good example of this narrative method: "It is a truth universally acknowledged
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"Thematics" by Boris Tomashevsky - Chapter Summary Tomashevsky‚ Boris. "Thematics." Russian Formalist Criticism: Four Essays. Comp. Lee T. Lemon and Marion J. Reis. Lincoln: University of Nebraska‚ 1965. 62-95. Print. About Tomashevsky Tomashevsky is a Formalist. (From Wikipedia: In literary theory‚ formalism refers to critical approaches that analyze‚ interpret‚ or evaluate the inherent features of a text. The formalist approach reduces the importance of a text’s historical‚ biographical
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Nicole Petta Advanced English IV 7 May‚ 2012 Classical Structure; Atypical Story Just Kids‚ by Patti Smith‚ is the true story of Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith’s growth together as artists and friends. Patti Smith uses the classical structure of a short story to organize her memoir. Because of this predictable organization‚ she leads her reader to expect a traditional coming-of-age story. However‚ Smith’s choice of detail and character development often leaves readers feeling shocked
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THE PLOT DIAGRAM The plot diagram: most people learn about it somewhere in elementary school‚ and indeed‚ it is the most elementary of tools a writer and reader can use in summarizing and outlining a story. It is so basic and flexible that pretty much every story written in existence can be outlined via the plot diagram. And yet‚ there are stories that‚ when outlined‚ twist the plot diagram into interesting shapes‚ which leads me to suspect that there is a missing step in the plot diagram: the elusive
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A Walk To Remember Writer: Nicholas Sparks(novel)‚ Karen Janszen(screenplay) CHARACTERS: Major Characters: Landon Carter -The 57 year-old man who through flashback narrates the story of his seventeenth year‚ the year that changed his life. Jamie Sullivan-The seventeen year-old girl daughter of a Baptist minister who is dying of cancer‚ but who impacts on the lives of everyone around her. Settings The story takes place in the real-life city of Beaufort‚ North Carolina (pronounced
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