Introduction

Oral Traditions—Oral Narrative Poetry; Folk tales

Story-telling—

Memory—Mnemonic Devices—Repetition (forms); vivid description; use of metaphors and analogies; figurative language; instances of rhyme or other uses of word sounds; formulaic patterns in storytelling, e.g. "Once upon a time…"

Narration—rhetorical mode which presents a story or a series of events

(usually in chronological order, but sometimes with flashbacks)

--that is, the way you present your story.

--the events are best told in the sequence in which they occurred; and the events can be witnessed or retold from second-hand information

--(Point of View) P.O.V.—usually first person "I"; but can also be 3^rd person (he, she, it, they)

--Provide enough detail (and description) to hold the reader’s attention—keep in interesting and relevant—"the so what?"—Why they should read it—

But stay on track—focused—make all information and details relevant to advancing the narrative or story—Don’t get side-tracked in a sub-plot or a minor detail

Checklist—Narrative Writing Model: (5 basic properties of a narrative)