Understanding Narrative: Structure, Elements & Techniques

Understanding Narrative: Structure, Elements & Techniques

Narration is the telling of a story; the recounting of actions performed by real or fictitious characters.

  • Real Events: Journalistic texts, historical texts, biographies, diaries, or oral reports.
  • Fictitious Events: Literary narratives such as myths, legends, and stories.

Key elements within narratives include the narrator, characters, and action.

The Narrator

  • Internal Narrator: A character within the story, acting as either the protagonist
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Characters, Dialogue, and Literature: An In-Depth Look

Characters in a Story

The narrator recounts events, and the actions performed are usually by Carian characters. Actions make the argument progress, but they need not necessarily be a person; an animal or an object can cause transformation from a starting location to a new one in the narrative.

Types of Characters

The character referred to in the narrative action is called a *character*, so that what they do – or what happens – is what the narrator focuses on. The *antagonist* is the character who

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Trajan’s Column: History, Design, and Significance

Trajan’s Column

Historical Context

During Trajan’s reign, the Roman Empire reached its zenith. Trajan entrusted the senate and focused on military matters. His military campaigns extended to Germania and the Danube, most notably the conquest of Dacia. He also initiated public works projects in Rome, including the construction of the Forum of Trajan, where the column stands, a market, and improvements to the road network and port.

Formal Description

The column, made of marble, has a diameter of 4 meters.

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Narrative Styles and Dialogue Techniques in Literature

Narrator Perspectives

  • Third-Person Narrator: This narrator tells the story from an external viewpoint, using the third person. This approach conveys objectivity and detachment. There are two main types:
    • Omniscient Narrator: Possesses complete knowledge of the story, acting as a god within the fictional universe. This technique was favored by 19th-century novelists.
    • Observer Narrator: Only recounts what is perceived through the senses, limited to recording events. This film-like technique is common
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Semiotics: Understanding Signs, Symbols, and Meaning

1. Semiotics

The word semiotics comes from the Greek word ‘semiotikos,’ which means β€œan interpreter of the sign.” Therefore, semiotics refers to the study of all written and spoken signs and their interpretation within society. The two main traditions in semiotics were carried out by Saussure (semiology) and Pierce (Semiotics).

2. Signs

A sign is everything that can be interpreted. However, in order to be a sign, it has to have a meaning. The most common signs are road signs, images, sounds, words,

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Understanding Limited Real Rights, Accession, and Property

Limited Real Rights

Rights of Enjoyment

  • Usufruct: The right to enjoy the property of others, preserving its form and substance.
  • Uses: Fruits of another’s property for the user’s needs and their family’s.
  • Room: Pieces to occupy someone else’s house for himself and family.
  • Surface: Being able to construct on the land of another.
  • Easement: Assessment of a property for the benefit of another.

Rights of Guarantee

  • Mortgage: Right to seize the domain of a property to ensure compliance with the obligation to pay
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