Summary of narrative techniques

The narrative techniques consist in four points:

-Point of view: Who tells the story?

-Narrator: Who is the narrator speaking to?

-Speech: How do the narrator and the characters of a story speak?

-Tense: When did the events happen?

Point of view:

1. The narrator of the story- First person.

2. The reader of the story-Second person

3. Someone else-Third Person

Narrator:

1. Direct Narration-directly to the reader

2. Frame narrator-Third person

3. Indirect Narration-Not to the reader

Speech:

1. Direct speech- speaks for themselves

2. reported speech- retold the story

3. Free indirect speech-character's thoughts

Tense:

1. Past-what happened

2.Present-what is happening

3. Future-what will happen