tenses
past, present, future
time
beginning, middle, end ] shifts in time
chronological
arranged in order of time of occurrence
Flashback/Flashforward
an interruption in the present action to show what happened earlier or later
characters
dialogue - how they speak
setting
where and when the story takes place
dual narrative
form of storytelling which is narrated from two different perspectives
cyclical structure
story ends where it began
narrative viewpoint
the perspective that a text is written from
narrative voice
the attitude, personality or character of the narrator as it is revealed through dialogue or descriptive and narrative commentary
narrator
the person who tells the story
1st/2nd/3rd person
point of view that is divided into three voices. 1st person = talking about yourself (I, we), 2nd person = talking to someone (you, y'all), 3rd person = talking about someone (he, she, they).
multiple narrators
the story is told by more than one person.