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  2. Nonlinear narrative - Wikipedia

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    Nonlinear narrative, disjointed narrative, or disrupted narrative is a narrative technique where events are portrayed, for example, out of chronological order or in other ways where the narrative does not follow the direct causality pattern of the events featured, such as parallel distinctive plot lines, dream immersions or narrating another story inside the main plot-line.

  3. Reading path - Wikipedia

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    According to Kress, a professor of English Education at the University of London, a reading path is the way that the text, or text plus other features, can determine or order the way that we read it. In a linear , written text, the reader makes sense of the text according to the arrangement of the words, both grammatically and syntactically.

  4. Story structure - Wikipedia

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    Story structure or narrative structure is the recognizable or comprehensible way in which a narrative's different elements are unified, including in a particularly chosen order and sometimes specifically referring to the ordering of the plot: the narrative series of events, though this can vary based on culture.

  5. Postmodern literature - Wikipedia

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    Temporal distortion is a common technique in modernist fiction: fragmentation and nonlinear narratives are central features in both modern and postmodern literature. Temporal distortion in postmodern fiction is used in a variety of ways, often for the sake of irony. Historiographic metafiction (see above) is an example of this.

  6. Hypertext fiction - Wikipedia

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    There is little consensus on the definition of hypertext literature. [3] The similar term cybertext is often used interchangeably with hypertext. [4] In hypertext fiction, the reader assumes a significant role in the creation of the narrative. Each user obtains a different outcome based on the choices they make.

  7. Fabula and syuzhet - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of fabula vs syuzhet in Memento. In narratology, fabula (Russian: фабула, IPA:) refers to the chronological sequence of events within the world of a narrative and syuzhet [1] (Russian: сюжет, IPA: [sʲʊˈʐɛt] ⓘ) equates to the sequence of events as they are presented to the reader.

  8. Category:Nonlinear narrative literature - Wikipedia

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    This category contains articles about literature which uses a nonlinear narrative structure; a storytelling technique wherein events are portrayed out of chronological order. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.

  9. Category:Nonlinear narrative novels - Wikipedia

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    This category contains articles about novels which use a nonlinear narrative structure; a storytelling technique wherein events are portrayed out of chronological order. Contents Top