Narrative and Descriptive Text Structure
The Narrative Text
The narrative is a kind of text that includes real or fictional events that happen to characters in a given time and space.
The elements of the narrative include the structure, the narrator, space and time, the characters, and the narrative itself.
The Structure
The external structure of the narrative is how the text is distributed, i.e., the various component parts.
The internal structure refers to the content and depends on the order in which events occur and the narrative point
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Don Quixote
The Two Sides of the Ingenious Gentleman
Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote revolutionized the novel. Its complex narrative structure, attributed to an Arab chronicler, employs a process of refraction, distancing the author from the story. The multiplication of perspectives blurs the lines between fiction and reality, raising questions of literary truth. This debate affects both the main plot and the interwoven stories. Characters develop lives of their own, evolving as the narrative progresses.
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c) Resources nonverbal in newspaper articles is not only important leguaje verba; also include the presence of images, size and font, the design of the page … Often the odd leaf in its upper left, are dedicated to the fundamentals and are the most sought by advertisers.
The journalistic genres:
the journalistic texts serve two functions: to inform and comment; also try to entertain the receiver. “The reporting function is so affected by disseminating objective information regarding events, which
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The Narrator
The narrative genre encompasses all literary works written in prose, primarily recounting fictitious events. The story unfolds through a narrator who presents a fictional world to the ideal reader.
Types of Narrators
- Degree of Knowledge: Absolute knowledge (omniscient) or limited knowledge.
- Degree of Participation:
- Narrator-Protagonist
- Narrator-Character (part of the work but not the main actor, observes from their perspective)
- Narrator-Observer (knows the facts due to presence, but not
Structure and Language in Scientific Texts & Spanish Romantic Poetry
Scientific Text: Structure and Language
Structure
Scientific texts are typically structured in three parts:
- Introduction
- Body
- Conclusion
Language
A clear and precise target language is essential, with the following features:
Vocabulary
- Neutral verbs (e.g., ser, estar, found) indicating non-affective states or processes.
- Specific descriptions using descriptive adjectives, avoiding subjective ones.
- Use of abstract, universally understood technical terms and symbols.
Morphology and Syntax
- Limited intonation, primarily
Figures of Speech and Language Vices: Comprehensive Guide
Figures of Speech and Language Vices
Figures of Sound
Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds. Example: Waiting, still, stuck in the stone of the port.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds. Example: I am a mulatto born in the broad sense of the democratic coast.
Paronomasia
Using words with similar sounds but different meanings. Example: I that step, and I think.
Figures of Construction
Ellipse
Omission of a term easily understood from context. Example: In the room, only four or five guests. (
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