Reader feels tension and suspense right up until the end of the text,

then feels relieved and surprised

reader feels hopeless about

main character's present

and future

reader can see the characters

and their plot; reader desires

characters to be successful

reader understands the

relationships among the

characters

Author's Choice in

Structure

Effect Created

clearly lays out the situation of

the narrative in the exposition

+

shows the relationship between

the main character and her

mother through dialogue and

flashback

reveals the difficulties in the

life of the main character through

both her inner and outer struggles

does not reveal the

resolution of the main

conflict of the text directly;

instead, reveals it indirectly