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Narrative Image: A particular representation of a program created by advertising and promotion in order to entice viewers.

Narrative Function: A specific action or an attribute of a character in a narrative--according to the narrative theory of V.I. Propp.

Narrative Enigma: A question that underpins a story and will (in classical films) or will not (in soap opera) be answered at the conclusion.

Narrative Narration: Narration is the act of telling a sequence of events, often in chronological order. Alternatively, the term refers to any story, whether in prose or verse, involving events, characters, and . . . View Full Definition

Non-Narrative Television: Televisual texts (e.g., news and sports programs, game shows, some commercials) that present reality to us without using conventional narrative structures. Instead, nonnarrative television r . . . View Full Definition

Narrative: A comment appended to an entry in a journal. It can be used to describe the nature of the transaction, and often in particular, where the other side of the entry went to (or came from).

Miltonic Imagery: Imagery made famous by Milton's poetry--especially Paradise Lost. Examples include the dark angels or twisted demons laboring at Pandemonium's construction deep below the earth in fiery shad . . . View Full Definition

Interactive Guided Imagery: An effective set of tools that can be used to mobilize the latent, innate healing abilities of clients to support rehabilitation, recovery, and health. It helps clients facilitate an enhance . . . View Full Definition

Imagery: A common term of variable meaning, imagery includes the 'mental pictures' that readers experience with a passage of literature. It signifies all the sensory perceptions referred to in a poem . . . View Full Definition

IS (Image Stabilizer): Feature that minimizes the effects of camera shake. Originally designed for video cameras. Canon has transferee the technology to its ef lenses.