What is Narrative Voice?
What is Narrative Voice?
A
narrative voice is the voice (or voices) with which a story is told. The
narrative voice comes from the perspective of the person (or people) telling
the story/poem.
Below
are the different types of narrative voices that you will come across, with
examples.
First-person
The first-person
perspective is created when the narrative is told by someone within the poem,
such as the protagonist.
The pronouns 'I',
'my,' and 'we' are common features of the first-person narrative voice.
Second-person
Poems written in the second-person perspective make use of the pronouns ‘you’ and ‘your.’
Poem- 'Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg:'
By Richard Hugo
You might come here Sunday on a whim.
Say your life broke
down. The last good kiss
you had was years ago. You walk these streets
laid out by the insane, past hotels
Third-person
The third-person perspective relies on the narrative being told by someone outside of the poem, as an observer.
Pronouns
include 'he', 'she', and 'they'.
Poem- ‘Maude Clare’
Out of the
church she followed them
With a lofty
step and mien:
His bride
was like a village maid,
Maude Clare was like a queen.
To sum up, check this image.
Narrative Voice
Good methods to expose the narrative voices and contribute to the proper learning of the literary devices.
ReplyDeleteWell illustrated to show the different voices. The differences are clearly shown even to slow learners
ReplyDeleteSlow learners were able to grasp the concept of literary devices.. In fact, these methods have been very useful in class.
ReplyDeleteNarrative voice is a very good method to teach literature.Even slow learners are able to understand easily what is being taught.
ReplyDeleteWell illustrated and learners felt confident about identifying the narrative voice
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