Types of narration and POV play a crucial role in your story’s overall dramatic effect.
What is a narrator?
The narrator is the character whose point of view frames the entire story.
Here is a handy infographic explaining 6 kinds of narrator. When you’re finished reading, try the The Now Novel ideas finder – it will help you plan your narrator and other characters.
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If you want to know more about types of narration, read our best posts on the topic. Go here to read all about the unreliable narrator and how to use this narrative device. Another of our best articles on narration examines the difference between unreliable and omniscient narrators. And here are 5 examples of narrative from famous books that show how to use narration for core story purposes such as characterization and creating rich setting.
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70 replies on “Types of narration infographic – 6 narrative POVs”
Hi i was wondering if you could tell me if you can post more point of view things?
Hi Kenzie, with pleasure. We have a complete guide to POV here, which I’m not sure whether you’ve seen? Thanks for reading our blog.
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Hi Jordan can you help in portraying novel characters based on reality ..
Hi Asia, I can do my best to, absolutely. What sort of help do you need with this? Off the top of my head, I’d say to change names and other pertinent details if they are living people whom you are basing characters on, so as to avoid any kind of issue with defamation etc. if any party dislikes how they’re represented for any reason.
I need to know about 3rd person limited and 3rd person omniscent
Hi J Dawg, thank you for your question. What do you want to know about these POVs? Here’s something I wrote on points of view, I hope it helps.
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Glad this is useful, Stephanie!