1. Narratives

2. Point-of-View 1st person 2nd person (rare) 3rd person Alternating
Told in “I” by a character within the story
2nd person (rare)
Told in “you” to create intimacy with the reader
3rd person
Told in “s/he” to give an outside feeling
Alternating
Narration can change between characters and POV

3. Types of Narrative Stream of Consciousness Character Unreliable
Attempts to mimic natural thought
Character
A real “person” within from within presents the story
Unreliable
Narrator is not necessarily trustworthy or informed
Epistolary
Written in letter/diary form

4. Continued 3rd Person Subjective/Limited 3rd Person Objective
The narrator has thoughts, feelings and bias that can effect the story (often has limited knowledge)
3rd Person Objective
Narrator tells the story without interjecting emotion, thoughts, feelings, or bias
3rd Person Omniscient
The narrator is not a character and simply tells the story and the character’s thoughts (complete knowledge)

5. Narrative Structures Linear Nonlinear
Story follows a single trajectory from beginning to end without interruption
Nonlinear
Story told out of sequence, often with flashbacks, flash-forwards, random interjections, or medias res