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Narrative Literary Terms for AP Literature Flashcards

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7121362597Point of ViewThe way the author allows you to "see" and "hear" what's going on.0
7121362598First Person NarrationWhen a character narrates the story with: I-me-my-mine in his/her speech.1
7121363265Third Person NarrationAn outsider looking at the action'; the author's voice; is what readers hear in the descriptive passages.2
7121364872Omniscient NarrationWhere the thoughts of every character are open to the reader.3
7121367212Limited Omniscient NarrationWhere the reader enters only one character''s mind either throughout the entire work or specific section.4
7121367885Free Indirect DiscourseA big chunky phrase that describes a special type of third-person narration that slips in and out of characters' consciousness.5
7121367886Objective NarrationThe action and the characters' thoughts, without comment or emotion. The reader has to interpret them and uncover their meaning.6
7121368701Unreliable NarratorCan be first or third person, but presents the story at least partially incorrectly.7
7121369189Stream of ConsciousnessA method of narration that describes in words the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters.8
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