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.