Story And Discourse: Narrative Structure In Fic... -

Discourse controls pacing. A decade can be skipped in a single sentence (ellipsis), or a five-second moment can be stretched over ten pages (stretch).

The gap between story and discourse is where the artistry of fiction lives. For example, in a mystery novel: Story and Discourse: Narrative Structure in Fic...

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The "how." This is the stylistic representation of the story. It involves the narrator’s voice, the order of events (flashbacks/flash-forwards), the pacing, and the point of view. 2. Key Elements of Discourse the order of events (flashbacks/flash-forwards)