Narrative
Narrative is defined as "a chain of events in a cause-effect relationship occuring in time".
Diegesis
The internal world created by the story that the characters themselves expereicne and encounter.
Story and Plot
Story - The stroy is all events referenced both explicitly in a narrative and inferred (including back story as well as those projected beyond the action.)
Plot - The plot is the events directly incorporated into the action of the text and the order in which they are presented.
Narrative Range
Unrestricted narration - This is when a narrative which has no limits to the information that is presented i.e. a news bulletin
Restricted narration - This is when only a minimal amount of information regarding the narrative i.e. thrillers.
Narrative depth
Subjective character identification - This is when the viewer is given unique access to what a range of characters see and do.
Objective Character Identification - This is when the viewer is given unique access to a character's point of view such as seeing things from the character's mind, dreams, fantasies or memories.
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