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Narrative techniques in Literature in English POINT OF VIEW/ NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES     Narrative technique in Literature refers to the ways and patterns the writer use to get his message across. It's the ability the author exerts inorder to narrate his work. In Literature, there are three types of narrative techniques. These are: first person narrative technique, third person narrative technique, and the omniscient narrative technique.  WHAT IS DRAMA AND THE TYPES OF DRAMA?      First person narrative technique:   Here the author of the story uses this technique to show his inclusion in the story been written. This technique shows that the author is a part of the story or is also a character in the literary piece. He makes use of first person personal pronouns; I, We, Me, Myself, Us in the narrative. Most remarkable work of arts that uses this technique include autobiographical works, memiors etc.  CHARACTERIZATION AND TYPES OF CHARACTERS IN LITERATURE.    Third person narrative tec...

WHAT IS DRAMA IN LITERATURE?  Drama is a form of Literature that is meant to be acted on stage. It's a genre of Literature that should be performed, and thus has a conversational structure. In drama there are casts; these are the animals or people that make up the play. Examples of remarkable dramas are: Othello, by William Shakespeare; The Harvest of Corruption, Frank Ogodo Obeche; The Lion and the Jewel, Wole Soyinka. TYPES Of DRAMA COMEDY It is a type of drama that has a happy ending. It mostly begins wit a sorrowful note but ends happily or on a happy note. It is aimed at correcting the excesses of some individuals through the comic scenes. It also treats serious issues in a trivial manner. A good example is Look Back in Anger by John Osborne. TRAGEDY Tragedy, as a form of drama, is a work of art that starts happily but ends sorrowfully. It's sorrowful end mostly comes as a result of the characters' (or one of the character's) flaw or mistake. This mistake ...

CHARACTERIZATION IN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH  In Drama, characters can be categorized into types and classes: TYPES OF CHARACTERS FLAT OR STATIC CHARACTERS: These are characters whose lives change a little or not at all in the course of a play. They see things as they occur but these happenings have no physical, mental or emotional impact on them. They remain consistent till the end of the play, they don't change in height, status, effect etc. in the play.  ROUND OR DYNAMIC CHARACTERS:  These are characters who change completely as the events in the text change. These changes would have physical and mental effects on them. They don't remain consistent till the end of the play. Something triggers them to change during the course of the play.    CLASSES OF CHARACTERS    MANOR CHARACTERS   These are characters major impacts are greatly felt in the course of the play. In other words, they have intrinsic effect on the substance of the play. Their abs...