Can I write in FIRST PERSON for a narrative?

Question

It's a horror short story.

Answer 1

Absolutely! A lot of stories that are written in the first person are even better than ones that are not! If you're writing a horror story it might put a really cool twist in it if you're the one that gets killed in the end!

Answer 2

Absolutely.

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Narrative Essays




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As a mode of expository writing, the narrative approach, more than any other, offers writers a chance to think and write about themselves. We all have experiences lodged in our memories which are worthy of sharing with readers. Yet sometimes they are so fused with other memories that a lot of the time spent in writing narrative is in the prewriting stage.

In this stage, writers first need to select an incident worthy of writing about and, second, to find relevance in that incident. To do this, writers might ask themselves what about the incident provided new insights or awareness. Finally, writers must dredge up details which will make the incident real for readers.


Principles of Writing Narrative Essays
Once an incident is chosen, the writer should keep three principles in mind.

Remember to involve readers in the story. It is much more interesting to actually recreate an incident for readers than to simply tell about it.

Find a generalization which the story supports. This is the only way the writer's personal experience will take on meaning for readers. This generalization does not have to encompass humanity as a whole; it can concern the writer, men, women, or children of various ages and backgrounds.

Remember that although the main component of a narrative is the story, details must be carefully selected to support, explain, and enhance the story.

Conventions of Narrative Essays
In writing your narrative essay, keep the following conventions in mind.

Narratives are generally written in the first person, that is, using "I." However, third person ("he," "she," or "it") can also be used.

Narratives rely on concrete, sensory details to convey their point. These details should create a unified, forceful effect, a dominant impression. More information on sensory details is available.

Narratives, as stories, should include these story conventions: a plot, including setting and characters; a climax; and an ending.

Answer 3

YES.
how can you write a personal narrative without speaking in first person?

Answer 4

narrative comes from the greeks, narro...which means 2 tell a story from outside...this has been translated as from the 3rd person...but if it is 4 urself, then ofcoarse...but if its 4 an english class, then no

Answer 5

It's fine to use first person for a story! Good luck with it!