In this document there are definitions of all the different types of narrative perspectives; there are 12 in total. This can be used as a revision resource as it provides simpler definitions of these perspectives that could be found in prose.
1
A narrator who is assumed to know
everything connected to the story
narrated; popularly assumed as the
author
Free Indirect Style
2
The characters thoughts and feelings seem
to be directly expressed. Narratives often
change between conventional third person
narration and this style
Inadequate narrator
3
A narrator who doesn't seem to
understand a lot about whats
happening as the reader
Unreliable narrator
4
A narrator who could be self-decieving
and not trusted to give a version of
events that is to be delivered
Self-concious narrator
Reminds the reader that what they are
reading is fiction, dispelling any illusion
that the characters are real people
5
Intrusive narrator
6 First person, as though the narrator is
verbalising their thoughts as they
occur
Multiple voices
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