Narrators

Narrative Voice

The narrative voice is the tone of the piece. The narrative voice might come from a character or from an omniscient narrator. You should focus on the language devices the narrator uses to assess their tone.

First or third person

A first-person narrator will offer their own personal interpretation of events. A reader is likely to see the world through the narrator's eyes. First-person narrators will use phrases like 'I ran', 'I thought' and 'I saw'.
A third-person narrator will either follow a key character or tell events from a neutral perspective that knows about all the events happening in different places in the story. A third-person narrator tells the story rather than being part of the story.

Reading a narrator's tone

You should study the language devices used by the narrator to assess their tone and how to interpret the characters in the story.
For example:
- If the narrator uses negative adjectives to describe a character in the story, they probably have a bad opinion of that character. This suggests we are not supposed to like this character.
- If the narrator uses a sarcastic tone to describe a character, they probably do not take the character seriously. This suggests we should not take the character seriously either.

1Key Terms

1.1Key Terms

1.1.1Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences

1.1.2Key Terms - Sentence and Clause Types

1.1.3Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language

1.1.4Key Terms - Types of Language

1.1.5Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood

1.1.6Key Terms - Mood & Feelings

1.1.7Key Terms - Other Techniques

1.1.8End of Topic Test - Key Terms

2Language Devices

2.1Language Devices

2.1.1Metaphors

2.1.2Similes

2.1.3Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning

2.1.4Personification

2.1.5Pathetic Fallacy

2.1.6Puns & Oxymorons

2.1.7Hyperbole & Emotive Language

2.1.8Alliteration

2.1.9Sibilance

2.1.10Onomatopoeia

2.1.11Recap: Language Devices

2.1.12End of Topic Test - Language Devices

3Writing Structure

3.1Writing Structure

3.1.1Narrators

3.1.2Paragraphs

3.1.3Tense

3.1.4Present vs Past vs Future Tense

3.1.5Foreshadowing

3.1.6Structure

3.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Structure

4Section B: Reading & Writing

5Section C: Writing

5.1Writing Task

5.1.1Discursive Writing

5.1.2Narrative Writing

5.1.3Descriptive Writing

5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Task

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