Describe Narrator/Speaker: Fiction/Drama
AP English Literature and Composition · Flashcards · Recall
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION · FLASHCARDS
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QUESTION
What is the key distinction between "narrator" in fiction and "speaker" in lyric poetry?
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What is the term for a narrator who is a minor character observing the protagonist?
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What is "narrative distance" in describing a narrator or speaker?
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How emotionally or intellectually close the voice is to events. Measures involvement versus detachment.
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