The Significance and Function of Narrative Titles

Chinese reading comprehension in junior high school is a problem that many students easily lose points. It requires not only a lot of reading accumulation, but also some answering skills.

Frequently asked questions about the meaning of the title are as follows:

(1) Why does this article have this title?

Can the title of the article be changed? Why?

What is the title of this article?

What do you think the title of the article means?

Frequently asked questions about the role of titles are as follows:

What is the author's intention to give this topic to the article?

(2) What does the title of this article do to the whole article?

③ Analyze the function of this topic from the perspective of writing techniques.

Can the article title be replaced? What's good about this title?

These two questions will be shared below.

? I. Meaning of the title

Solution thinking

The meaning of the title generally includes "surface meaning" (literal meaning plus the content of the article) and "deep meaning" (figurative meaning, symbolic meaning, extended meaning, pun, etc. The two meanings are progressive, and both are indispensable when answering questions.

Solution formula meaning = surface meaning+deep meaning

Example 1 There is an article called "Steps to Pick Ears", which tells the story that my mother often takes "me" to pick ears of wheat in poor rural life.

Question: According to the content of the article, talk about the meaning of the title "Steps to Pick Ears".

Answer: ① The superficial meaning refers to the steps taken by mother and "me" when picking out their ears, pointing out the content of the article and always guiding the full text;

Deep meaning refers to the rhythm of life, that is, a calm, calm and peaceful attitude towards life.

? Example 2 There is an article called "The heaviest shredded potatoes", which tells that "I" wrote in my diary that I wanted to eat shredded potatoes. My mother made shredded potatoes for me after peeking, but "I" was because.

Mother peeked at her diary and refused to communicate with her parents. It was not until many years later that she understood her parents' good intentions.

Question: Read the full text and talk about your understanding of the topic of "the heaviest shredded potato".

"The heaviest shredded potato" has three meanings.

(1) My mother read my diary and made me shredded potatoes, which caused me serious psychological blockade and self-claustrophobia; (2) My parents suffered a lot because of this box of shredded potatoes;

After many years, I understand my parents and feel deeply sorry.

Second, the title function

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the author's intention to give this topic to the article? (2) What does the title of this article do to the whole article?

③ Analyze the function of this topic from the perspective of writing techniques.

Can the article title be replaced? What's good about this title?

The thinking of solving problems should be considered from many angles.

It mainly has the function of plot (structure) (summarizing the main content of the article, setting the novel title/thought-provoking/suspense, stimulating readers' interest in reading, clues running through the whole text, concern, etc.). ).

The function of skill (rhetoric, expression, etc. ).

Environmental role (explain the time/place/background of the story, etc.). ).

Theme function (revealing the main idea/indicating the author's views and attitudes, etc.). ). persona (explain the writing object or personality characteristics of the article, etc. ) homophonic note: "Return it to the owner personally (the owner of the love bracelet)."

Problem-solving formula topic understanding = meaning (surface meaning+deep meaning)+function (structure, technique, environment, theme, people)

1 There is an essay in which the protagonist "I" and my good friend Fang Xiaoshu are determined to be sailors. This article describes our imaginary sea and imaginary sailing life, and expresses our desire to pursue our dreams freely.

Question: What is the beauty of the article entitled "We Floating on the Blue Sea"?

(1) The beauty lies in revealing the theme, implying my partner Xiao Shu's yearning for persisting in his dream and free growth experience;

The beauty of pun lies in that it not only refers to the "ocean" in real life, but also implies "our" pursuit of free dreams; The beauty lies in that it runs through the whole text, echoes the "blue sea" that appears many times in the text and plays a clue role;

The beauty lies in the image of the novel, which attracts readers to read and creates a free and beautiful atmosphere for the full text.