What makes a good narrative? and what is a unique feature of narration?

Question

What makes a good narrative? and what is a unique feature of narration?

Answer 1

Narrative Essays



  

Life is full of surprises and difficulties. A twist of fate can make your life miserable or blooming as the spring flower. Narrative essays are experiences written by you that you face during your life. It tells a story, which is meaningful and important to you, it can be real, or imagination based. It describes how a certain event can change a major part of yourself and your life, how you have reacted to that event that happened to you.A good narrative isn't just an enjoyable or amusing story, but has a point to make, an idea to pass on. The writer uses details that are significant and merges them to build up a story line that is easy for the reader to follow.

Features

The story should have an introduction that clearly indicates what kind of narrative essay it is (an event or recurring activity, a personal experience, or an observation), and it should have a conclusion that makes a point.

The essay should include anecdotes. The author should describe the person, the scene, or the event in some detail. It's okay to include dialogue as long as you know how to punctuate it correctly and as long as you avoid using too much.

The occasion or person described must be suggestive in that your description and thoughts lead the reader to reflect on the human experience.

The point of view in narrative essays is usually first person. The use of "I" invites your readers into an intimate discussion.

The writing in your essay should be lively and show some style. Try to describe ideas and events in new and different ways. Avoid using clichés. Again, get the basic story down, get it organized, and in your final editing process, work on word choice.

Just a personal tip here:

Every good essay answers the 5 W's of writing:

Who, What, Where, When, and Why.  

If you answer all these questions = your essay is complete = This will work for this essay and all future essays you may have to write in the future.

Answer 2

The quality and character of the narrator make for a good narrative, otherwise why bother with the narrative form?  The unique feature of narration is that is has an undisguised point of view that exaggerates or minimizes elements of what might otherwise be an objective and or omniscient 3rd person structure.  It's free to editorialize, digress and comment about the events in the story it relates.