Narrative prose doesn't need all the elements of narrative, and it doesn't need a story with a beginning and a end and a detailed process. Its "narrative" can be free from the constraints of time and space. Compared with typical narratives, narrative prose is flexible and has greater freedom, and generally has the following two forms.
one is "montage editing". That is, the materials with large time or space span and complicated clues or clues are interspersed and organized, flexibly aiming at the topic and deducing the theme. For example, in Nanchong City in 212, a candidate wrote "Love Flashes in an Instant", and its thinking process belongs to "montage editing": tennis players bent down and knelt down to express their remorse for the bird that was hit by the ball and died. In a terrible earthquake, a young couple held their heads against the collapsed floor to protect their starving baby. The Titanic hit an iceberg, and the captain first ordered the children and women to evacuate, and then called.
the second is "two or three things deductive". That is to say, according to the needs of the theme, several fragments are selected or narrated in depth from different sides or layers. Although there is no continuity in time and space, the narrative is closely related to the text. For example, in 212, an essay in the examination room in Shanghai, "Delightful in My Heart", narrated two or three things about the grandfather of an old Chinese medicine doctor: Grandpa dried Chinese medicine and prepared Chinese medicine; Grandpa coaxed "I" to eat Chinese medicine and product names; Grandpa taught me to know and collect Chinese medicine. These three parts of the narrative seem to be scattered, but in fact they closely revolve around the center of "alacrity". "He often puts one or two pieces of licorice into my mouth like a magician, and the sweet taste lingers in my tongue, as if life is alacrity." "At that time, Grandpa always held a white porcelain bowl and held two pieces of crystal sugar in his hand, smiling and handing it to me, saying …" and ". Brought me happiness and health "three sentences, from different angles to express the beautiful feeling of Chinese medicine life, the ending makes the" two or three things "written highlight the main idea:" bitter medicine fragrance has long been the most mellow aftertaste and fragrance in my heart. It is accompanied by grandpa's love, meticulous and soft, soaking my life. Now that I think about it, my heart is still as beautiful as before! "
Narrative prose has a great degree of freedom, but it does not mean that it can be "free and unconstrained". The common misunderstandings in the composition of the senior high school entrance examination are: the clues are unclear and not consistent; The materials are scattered, and the docking with the topic is not tight; Narrative conceptualization, lack of detailed support; The language lacks transitional reference and the writing is stiff; The proportion of lyricism is too heavy, and the style is "four unlike". To get out of the above misunderstandings and write excellent narrative prose, we must pay attention to the following four points.
first, design a clue to run through the whole text, showing the internal close connection of the narrative, so as to achieve the purpose of gathering together.
take "things" as a clue. For example, in 212, a candidate in Nantong wrote "Grow Up Slowly" and wrote three objects-"clothes for one year old", "dancing shoes for ballet ..." Small bag full of playthings ",which made" things "a clue to witness" growing up ",which was quite innovative.
take time and space as a clue. For example, in 212, a candidate in Xiamen wrote a map of happiness, with three subheadings: First stop: home, Second stop: bus and Third stop: school. The narration changed the space, and all of them contained happiness elements. Seeing "God" in "Scattering", the clue ended in the text: "Well, my treasure hunt is over.
take emotion as a clue. For example, in 211, an examination composition in Anhui, "At our age", began: "32 short hairs and 3 long hairs make up our class. We are all teenagers of fifteen or sixteen years old, and of course, our teachers, several equally young post-7s and post-8s. So, at this age, we quickly established a profound friendship. I don't believe you-"Next, I use three subheadings" Jin Yong's Martial Arts Chapter … Qiong Yao's Classic Chapter "and" spoof nonsense chapter "to lead the narrative paragraphs." Jin Yong "and" Qiong Yao "are just humorous jokes, and it is the relaxed and happy classmates that link them.
2. Don't repeat things of the same kind, avoid narrating on the same plane, and all the things described should be representative and reflect the theme of the article from one side.
In 212, a candidate in Jingzhou wrote "Because of Love", and drew up two subheadings-"Motherly love, let me understand gratitude" and "Teacher love, let me learn to be grateful", which interpreted the appeal and influence of "love" from two angles and enriched the' theme' of the article. Another example is that in 211, a candidate in Texas, the hometown of kites, wrote Kites, and skillfully set three subtitles-"Children Kites", "Wanderers Kites … Old People Kites". The article first sings a chapter of "Happy Childhood Song", then plays a "Hometown Missing Song", and the section of "Old Man Kite" is a song of "Looking at the Mainland from afar", and the emotion reaches its climax. These three paragraphs all take "kite" as the breakthrough point, but they have different connotations, including joy, relaxation, depth and dignity, which make the emotional world attached to kites colorful.
third, combine simple description with key description to avoid going straight to the point because of carelessness.
Oversummarizing is a common disease in narrative prose writing, and detailed narration is a good way to diagnose and treat this kind of problem. In 212, a candidate in Ningde wrote "Father's Love Is Not Absent". The first half of the article used a parallel sentence, with an average effort. The first sentence of each paragraph was "when I was one year old", "when I was two years old", "when I was three years old", "when I was five years old", "when I was seven years old" and "when I was eight years old", and each paragraph summarized one thing. Next, I started a "sharp turn" with the phrase "Time flies, in the blink of an eye, I am fourteen years old and have entered the school gate of middle school", but the things I wrote were too simple, less than 1 words, and the article entered the misunderstanding of "being detailed but slightly", giving people the feeling of "being distracted" and "keeping a running account". The author wanted to play a beautiful "father love song" In Jingzhou in 212, a candidate began with a lyric: "Motherly love is great, and it doesn't need any reward, even though it is a ruthless storm after its warm sunshine." Then it is summarized in four paragraphs in chronological order: "When I was one year old, when my mother held a freshly cut birthday cake in my hand, I ruthlessly left it far away, and then burst into tears for no reason." "At the age of five, I lost my temper with my mother for not buying me snacks." "When I was eight years old, I deliberately found fault with my mother because I was in a bad mood." "When I was nine years old, my mother told me to wear one more dress. It was cold, and I didn't like her nagging." So far, the articles are all overviews. Although concise, they lack thickness. Therefore, the author interrupted to write briefly, and wrote in more than 4 words about an incident that happened "now": "I" quarreled with my mother in a depressed mood, and finally got angry and blamed myself ... After the narrative, the author ended with a discussion: "My mother's love is the most selfless. Although I often give her' storms', she always gives me warm sunshine." This is a punctuated sentence. It is precisely because there is a slightly detailed narrative before the discussion that the punctuated sentence has a strong support and avoids the regret that the article only goes straight to the point because it is only an overview.
4. Deal with the relationship between narration, discussion and lyricism, focusing on narration, with discussion arising from events and lyricism arising from events. The ink should be concise, as long as the text can be connected, so as to prevent sloppiness.
In Guangzhou in 211, a candidate took the Game exam, which started with a unique idea: "The god of misery and fate bet that he would play an interesting game with mankind, and misery told the god of destiny to wait in the sky for the good news of his triumphant return." The main part describes two "visits"-the first "visit" to Beethoven; Second "visit" to Stephen Hawking. The process of "visiting" is actually a process in which two celebrities overcome difficulties and "suffering" repeatedly retreats. These narratives are readable and use about 6 words. Then the author concludes with three wonderful comments: the first sentence "The game is no longer necessary to continue" naturally stops the narrative and turns to the discussion, taking care of the topic and the opening; The second sentence "people who bow to suffering call them weak;" People who are not afraid of suffering, but fear him "stand at the height of philosophy, sum up their feelings of life from both sides, and reveal a thought-provoking view of suffering;" The third sentence, "Suffering said that he lost to the strong in this game", uses anthropomorphic techniques to tell the result of the game through the mouth of "suffering" and re-emphasizes the life significance and value of "tenacity". These three sentences are only more than 6 words, but they are concise and intriguing. The article has come to an abrupt end and the aftertaste is endless.