CPW Narrative and Storytelling Principles 2

Question 1

Which narrative technique involves revealing a character's thoughts and feelings directly to the reader without authorial commentary?

Accepted Answer

Interior monologue

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Free indirect discourse

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Stream of consciousness

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Epistolary narration

Question 2

A story that begins at the climactic moment and then flashes back to explain events is using which structure?

Accepted Answer

In medias res

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Linear chronology

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Circular narrative

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Episodic structure

Question 3

When a narrator's reliability is questioned because their account conflicts with evidence in the text, they are called a(n):

Accepted Answer

Unreliable narrator

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Omniscient narrator

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Limited narrator

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Peripheral narrator

Question 4

Which element of storytelling refers to the central contradiction or problem a protagonist must resolve?

Accepted Answer

Conflict

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Theme

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Motif

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Subplot

Question 5

A narrative told from multiple first-person perspectives across different chapters is using which technique?

Accepted Answer

Polyphonic narration

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Omniscient narration

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Third-person limited

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Free indirect discourse

Question 6

The moment in a story when the protagonist undergoes a significant internal change or realization is called the:

Accepted Answer

Epiphany

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Inciting incident

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Rising action

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Denouement

Question 7

Which storytelling principle holds that every story element introduced should serve a narrative purpose?

Accepted Answer

Chekhov's Gun

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The rule of three

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The hero's journey

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The monomyth