RETROSPECTIVE NARRATIVE

Definition and Forms Of Retrospective Nar¬rative. Narrative which gives the story of events that happened before the time of the situation is called" retrospective narrative; that is, narrative which looks backward. Retrospective Narrative may take three princi¬pal forms: (a) Dialogue, Theme model 2

(b) Author's Narrative, Theme model 3

(c) Vision, Theme model 4

All three are reviewed in Theme model 5

Colloquial Origin of Retrospective Nar¬rative. Unity in Retrospective Narrative.

The Elaboration of Dialogue.