Film vs written narratives

What is the difference between realistic narratives and discourse-time?

What is the salient property of narrative?

• single time structuring

• double time structuring

• fixed time structuring

• logical time structuring

Descriptive passages in novels are often seen as different from the narrative proper and are sometimes referred to as "blocks" or "islands."

• True

• False

In a film, a character’s physical appearance is always explicitly described through dialogue or narration, just as it is in literature.

• True

• False

How does film show a character’s appearance?

• By using words to describe them

• By showing movement and reactions

• By asking the character to describe themselves

• By only using background music

In a film, the dominant mode of storytelling is __________ rather than assertive, meaning that films primarily show rather than describe.

The double-time structure is specific to narratives only.

• True

• False

How is the technique of transforming novels into movies implying different changes

called?

What is the main difference between "asserting" and "naming" in the text?

• Asserting describes an object's qualities or actions, while naming only identifies it.

• Naming gives more details than asserting.

• Asserting happens in books, and naming happens in movies.

• There is no real difference between asserting and naming.

Films and novels have the same ability to present descriptive details with the same and control over the perception of the audience.

• True

• False