English 6 - Literary Concerns: Structures, symbols or symbolisms, irony, figures of speech

arrangement of events in linear fashion

ideal for an account of a trip or a travelogue

it tells readers with a stepby-step narration of a process

begins at some point in time and then moves back into the past; works best when you write a memoir

connected only by a common character, theme, or event

most convenient when writing about disasters

involves pasting together of small fragments, which all together build up to the total picture of what happened

a variation of the chronological structure and gives a sense of immediacy to the narrative

a logical choice for interview stories which allow the reader to hear the subject's voice without the awkwardness of having to repeat “he said” or “she said” before every direct quotation

a good structure to use when you wish to tell two stories- say, in a travel narrative, where the actual physical journey is paralleled by an inner journey

suggests more than its literal meaning

words are used to mean the opposite of their actual meanings