Chapter III: Narration

Material of Narration 13
In Action 14
The Commonest Form of Discourse 14
Language as a Means of Expression 15
Without Plot 15
Plot 16
Unity, Mass, and Coherence 20
Main Incident 20
Its Importance 21
Unity 21
Introductions and Conclusions 23
Tedious Enumerations 23
What to include 24
Consistency 25
An Actor as the Story-teller 26
The Omniscience of an Author 27
The Climax 28
Who? Where? When? Why? 29
In what Order? 29
An Outline 32
Movement 32
Rapidity 32
Slowness 33
Description and Narration 34
Characters few, Time short 35
Simple Plot 36
Suggestive Questions and Exercises 38