#narrative structure

• Actantial — Pertaining to actants or their roles; relating to the functional structure of roles within a narrative or a syntactic framework. In literary theory and semiotics, the term describes the structural network of relationships among the agents of an action (the actantial model), highlighting how narrative forces interact to propel the plot, independent of the characters' psychological identities.
• To plot — To construct, structure, or organize the fabula (the plot, storyline, or narrative canvas) of a literary work, a dramatic text, or a cinematographic script. This process regulates the logical and chronological sequence of events and actions through which characters evolve, forming the structural baseline of any epic or dramatic composition.
• Anecdotalism — A tendency, predilection, or stylistic mannerism characterized by the excessive use of anecdotes, minor trivial facts, and superficial details in a literary, historical, or analytical work, to the detriment of compositional unity or structural depth.
• Anti-novel — An experimental form of prose emerging in the 20th century (exemplified by the Nouveau Roman movement) that rejects traditional narrative structures and conventions, such as linear plot, classically constructed characters, coherent chronology, and the presence of an omniscient narrator. As an adjective, it describes literary works or techniques that deliberately subvert the reader's expectations, focusing instead on objective details, fragmentation, and stream of consciousness.