Exercise 2.2 Identifying the structure of narratives 1. Read this explanation about narratives Narratives show how people or groups of people overcome a problem or crisis in their lives. The stages of a narrative are: Orientation ^ Complication^ Evaluation Resolution^ Coda 2. Complete these sentences about the different stages of a narrative. Use the underlined words . characters solved expect suspends rounds problem a. The orientation introduces the_(1)_____and tells the reader something about them. It also tells the reader when, where what and why. It gives a hint about the (2)________which the characters will encounter. b. The complication is the centre of the narrative. It is the reason why the story is told. This is where the reader discovers the problem and something happens which the characters do not__(3)_______. c. The evaluation is where the storyteller___(4)________ or slows down the action to comment on the events. This creates suspense and makes the reader want to find out what will happen. The storyteller can also weave evaluation into the Complication stage. The storyteller's evaluation makes the reader care about what happens to the characters. d. The coda__(5)___off the story with a short comment on what happened or with a comment about the future lives of the characters. For example, many fairy tales have a coda such as “And they lived happily ever after.”