Literary framework for European teachers

Procedures

• Action Action may be interrupted, and not always explicit. Open endings.
• Chronology Flashbacks or anticipations, time shifts that can be implicit.
• Storyline(s) Several storylines, not always explicitly interconnected.
• Perspective Different perspectives that are not always clearly marked.
• Meaning Different layers of meaning, moving beyond the I/self, towards the other(s).

Style

• Vocabulary The vocabulary is nuanced and may contain some words that are unknown to the reader. Slightly extended lexicon.
• Sentence construction Straightforward, explicit syntactic structure is dominating.
• Stylistic Vivid and more poetical language and imagery. Some ambiguity.

Characters

• Character More complex, less predictable figures are possible. Identification is important. Main and sub ordinary characters are distinguished.
• Number A number of characters can be dealt with, if their relationships are clearly defined.
• Relations More complicated and dynamic relations (development, conflicting interests, emotional dependency).