English Literature - Narrative types and voices
- Created by: Mizgin
- Created on: 16-05-11 18:41
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Here are some narrative types and voices that are worth mentioning in the exam:
First person narrative - a narrator who speaks as 'I', often a character who plays in a story, although it may not be his or her own story
Interior monologue - first person, as though the narrator is verbalising thier thoughts as they occur
Multiple voices - more than one narrative voice used in a single text. Can be first or third person or a mixture of the two. (e.g. Beloved)
Second person address - a narrative voice that direclty addressed the reader as "you". It's rare for a whole text to do this, as it's very hard to maintain
Unreliable narrator - a narrator who is perhaps self -…
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