01 09 05 Narrative Planner

Narrative Planner—“The Pomegranate Seeds”
Who?
Describe the character whose story you plan to tell.
Character Name:

How would you describe this character?
Why?
Physical Appearance

Gloomy but handsome.
He was gloomy because he was very lonely in his dominion.
Feelings

Very sad and lonely
Because he has been by himself for so long he has grown tired of it.
Attitude

Desperate, and sad
He really wants Proserpina to live with him and so far he is not succeeding.

What? Conflict
Character
Conflict Experienced
How does this character respond?

Pluto

He is very lonely in his dominion
He kidnaps Proserpina.

Where?
Write some words or phrases that will help you describe the setting of your story. Where do the events take place? What does it look like there? What does it feel like there?
Organization
A hole that seemed to be endless
Pluto
Prosperina
The events take place in a farm field that is very bland and boring.

When?
Plan the course of events in your narrative.

Exposition

Prosperina is introduced as she is in the fields. And Pluto emerges from the ground on his horses.

Rising Action

Pluto tells prosperina to live with him and she declines
Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

Voice
How?
Think of how you would like your reader to feel after finishing your story. Brainstorm ways to use different literary devices to establish tone and emotion. List the literary devices you intend to use, and provide at least one example of each.
Point of View:
What point of view will you use in your story?

Pluto
Why did you choose that point of view?
Because in sort of a way, he relates to me as my parents never let friends over to my house
Tone—What is the attitude of your story?
Pace—How fast is your story going to move?
Words to describe the tone:
Sad, desperate.
How will you communicate that tone? In a tone of despair and in need.
How do you want readers to feel after they read your story?
Sad and sympathetic.
What pace fits your narrative:
Slow and understanding
Why?
Because it can change the way the readers think and feel about what Pluto says.
How will you create that pace?