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The Language of Narrative Writing

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YEREVAN STATE LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY AFTER V. BRUSOV

TERM PAPER

TITLE: THE LANGUAGE OF THE NARRATIVE WRITING

YEREVAN - 2009

Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter One. Techniques of Narrative Writing
• 1.1 Selecting a Topic
• 1.2 Selecting Details
• 1.3 Organizing Information
• Chapter Two. Major Functions of Narration
• 2.1 Informing by Narrating
• 2.2 Objective Narratives
• 2.3 Anecdotes and Illustrations
• 2.4 Narrating a Process
• 2.5 Entertaining by Narrating
• 2.6 The Story
• 2.7 The Setting
• 2.8 The Plot
• 2.9 The Scene
• 2.10 The Summary
• Conclusion
• Bibliography

Introduction

The present paper explores the peculiarities of narrative writing from the view point of its structure, functions and types. Narration is an act of telling a story. It is not just telling a story, but it is also telling a story of a sequence of real or fictional events - which seems to be a more natural activity for most people than, say, giving directions or describing a scene. Narration is the kind of writing that answers the question, “What happened?” The expression “narrative writing" covers an enormous territory. Narratives vary in length from a few sentences to long stories. Some narratives are based on actual experience, some are entirely fictitious, and others use a mixture of truth and fiction. Some narratives are meant to amuse, others inform or convey a message to readers. Narratives appear in many forms, including poetry, “regular” prose stories, and drama on the stage, in film, or on television. In short you are surrounded by narratives every day, some of them in print, many in the electronic media, and others passed along orally. Good narratives can be spoken just as well as written, but audiences expect more polish and structure in written work. Though narratives often make serious points, many narratives are meant to amuse. Most readers enjoy lighthearted or humorous stories, even if the experiences were not humorous to the people involved at the time. Some readers are also entertained by scary stories, which