English Ch.2

13 cards·by bcongrove

Total Omniscience

Point of view in which the narrator knows everything about all the characters and events in a story

Limited or selective omniscience

Point of view in which the narrator sees into the minds of some but not all the characters

Impartial omniscience

Point of view employed when an omniscience narrator doesn't judge the characters

Editorial Omniscience

Point of view employed when an omniscient narrator goes beyond reporting the thoughts of the character

Objective Point of View

Point of view in which the third-person narrator merely reports dialogue and action with little interpretation

Omniscience or All-Knowing Narrator

A narrator who has the ability to move freely through the consciousness of any character

Participant or first-person narrator

A narrator who is a participant in the action

Observer

A first-person narrator who is relatively detached from the events described

Nonparticipant or third-person narrator

A narrator who does not appear in the story as a character but is usually capable of revealing the thoughts of one or more characters

Innocent or Naive Narrator

A character who fails to understand all the implications of the story he or she tells

Unreliable narrator

A narrator who-intentionally or unintentionally-relates events in a subjective or distorted manner

Interior Monologue

An extended presentation of a character's thoughts in a narrative

Stream of consciousness

A type of modern narrative that uses various literary devices in a attempt to duplicate the subjective