A short story cycle (sometimes referred to as a story sequence or composite novel) [1] is a collection of short stories in which the narratives are specifically composed and arranged with the goal of creating …

Story events numbered chronologically (fabula); the red events are a subset, connected logically by "so". This basic plot maps as a cause‐and‐effect sequence of main events. [1] In a literary work, film, or …

Story is a sequence of events, which can be true or fictitious, that appear in prose, verse or script, designed to amuse and/or inform an audience. [1] Story structure is a way to organize the story's …

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 …

A narrative technique (also, in fiction, a fictional device) is any of several storytelling methods the creator of a story uses, [1] thus effectively relaying information to the audience or making the story …

Sonnet sequence A sonnet sequence or sonnet cycle is a group of sonnets thematically unified to create a long work, although generally, unlike the stanza, each sonnet so connected can also be read as a …

In Reservoir Dogs (1992), for example, scenes of the story present are intercut with various flashbacks to give each character's backstory and motivation additional context. In Pulp Fiction (1994), which …

A novel sequence is a set or series of novels which share common themes, characters, or settings, but where each novel has its own title and free-standing storyline, and can thus be read independently or …