Narrative technique concerned with methods used to best convey ideas and stories through narative
Stories typically have a plot, characters and setting
A writer, as we have have already seen, often works from a perspective or viewpoint
We will deal with a lot of literary terms relating to literature and narrative at large and it would be good to familarise yourself with as many of them as possible.
One thing a writer has to do is use a narrator or person who tells the story to convey his ideas.
This lends a uniqueness to the story and combined with the other elements often helps place the story in a genre
In this unit you are expected to become familiar with various writing styles and narrative techniques as well as identify the narrator chosen and explain why.
As you become proficient in literary technique you will perhaps be better able to distinguish between Writer's and Novelist's and workers in other Genres.
Reading
Read Leading Questions Chapter 4 and the Study Guide Unit 2 and explore the above links
Things to Do
- Parody a specific style or genre
- Parody a specific persons way of speach
- Read up on literature and propaganda
Some links to interesting Authors alluded to in the Unit
Bill Bryson
Robert Byron
There is a further list of travel writers on page 51 of leading questions.
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