Yusupov Oybek Nematjonovich Ahmedova Nigora Shavkatovna

plot structure techniques
. 
A story may have
(a)
a 
straight line narrative presentation
, when the events are arranged as 
they occur, in chronological order; 
(b)
a 
complex narrative structure
, when the events are not arranged in 
chronological order and when there are flashbacks to past events; 
(c)
a 
circular pattern
, when the closing event in the story returns the reader to 
the introductory part; 
(d)
a 
frame structure
, when there is a story within a story. The two stories 

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contrast or parallel. 
It should also be added that the intensity of the impression depends on 
presentational sequencing, i e. the order in which the writer presents the information 
included into the story. Hence presentational sequencing is interlinked with plot 
structure. 
The writer may withhold some information and keep the reader guessing. The 
reader will then be uncertain of some things or suspect certain facts. A number of 
questions may arise, the answers to which may either follow rapidly or emerge 
gradually in the course of the narrative. Most stories contain an enigma, which is an 
important factor in story-telling. Some stories contain a whole series of enigmas. 
Mistaken Identity 
by M. Twain is built round one major enigma: What caused the 
sudden change in the attitude towards the narrator and his companion? By holding back 
the fact that the narrator was taken for a general until the very end of the story M. Twain 
builds suspense which constantly mounts in the course of the story. The withholding of 
information until the appropriate time is called 
retardation
. Retardation is a widely 
used literary technique of presentational sequencing. Retardation heightens suspense. 
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