Aesthetics: Narrative Withholding
Parent Term
Sibling Terms
- Adage
- African-American folk sayings
- Alternative story
- Anti-climax
- Anticipation
- Argument
- Background
- Child's perspective
- Chronological enjambment
- Collaborative narration
- Commentary
- Communal narrative
- Conjectural narration
- Contested
- Conversation with oneself
- Cyclical
- Delayed revelation
- Disruption
- Epiphany
- Fantasy
- First-person
- First-person passim
- First-person passim throughout section
- First-person plural passim
- First-person vernacular
- First-person vernacular passim
- Flash forward
- Foreshadowing
- Frame
- Free indirect discourse
- Gaps
- Imagined conversation
- Indeterminacy
- Irony
- Mid-sentence insertion of another thought
- Multiple quotations in a single paragraph
- Narrative anomaly
- Narrative shift
- Origin
- Parentheses
- Pause
- Perspective
- Present-time reference
- Quotation as thought
- Reconstructed
- Repetition
- Reported narration
- Reported narration passim
- Reported narration passim in section
- Resumption of sentence after interruption
- Revision
- Revisionary
- Second-person directed
- Self-correction
- Self-Reflective
- Stream of consciousness narration
- Summary
- Suspended|Resumed
- Suspense
- Temporal discontinuity
- Temporal projection
- Theatrical effect
- Under oath
- Unidentified character
- Unreliable narrator
Tagged Events
Actions: Interaction, Social›Civic discussion
Themes and Motifs: Morals›Morality | Naming›Named for historical figure
Aesthetics: Narrative›Withholding
Actions: Interaction, Social›Conspiracy
Cultural Issues: Government›Secrecy
Aesthetics: Narrative›Withholding
Actions: Interaction, Private›Conversation | Moral›Scheming | Verbal›Questioning
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Animals›Point-of-view | Meaning›Mystery | Story-telling›Explaining
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses | Narrative›Withholding
Actions: Verbal›Questioning
Aesthetics: Narrative›Withholding
Environment: Place›Plantation
Cultural Issues: Class›Class consciousness | Class›Gentility | Class›Pretension | Class›Respectability | Economy›Property | Gender›Women as mysterious / secretive | Slavery›Big house vs quarters
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Appearance›As character | Arrivals/Departures›Mysterious | Character›Swagger | Morals›Hypocrisy | Past›Discovering it | Past›Unknown/concealed past
Relationships: Familial›Aunt-niece | Familial›Father-daughter | Familial›Sister-sister | Marital›Arrangements | Romantic›Engagement | Social›Adversarial
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Face | Figures of Speech›Hyperbole | Narrative›Withholding | Tone›Sarcastic
Actions: Communication›Gossip | Communication›Silence | Interaction, Social›Concealment | Interaction, Social›Spectate | Perceptual›Experiencing second-hand / vicariously | Perceptual›Watching | Verbal›Withholding
Cultural Issues: Entertainment›Circus | Entertainment›Traveling show | Gender›Patriarchy | Gender›Separate spaces | Gender›Sexual double standard | Gender›Women as gentler sex / delicate
Themes and Motifs: Community›Secrecy | Recurring Tropes›Open secret | Recurring Tropes›Performance | Values›Propriety
Actions: Communication›Lack of communication | Mental›Speculation | Verbal›Withholding
Cultural Issues: Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Meaning›Mystery | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Time›Duration of time
Aesthetics: Ambiguity | Narrative›Anticipation | Narrative›Delayed revelation | Narrative›Suspense | Narrative›Withholding
Cultural Issues: Economy›Poverty | Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs: Past›Unknown/concealed past
Aesthetics: Narrative›Anticipation | Narrative›Delayed revelation | Narrative›Withholding
Cultural Issues: Alcohol›Abstinence | Alcohol›Sobriety | Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Arrivals/Departures›Departure | Arrivals/Departures›Mysterious | Arrivals/Departures›Secrecy | Objects›Pistol
Environment: Place›Indian agency | Place›Official office | Place›River-bottom | Time of Day›Saturday night
Actions: Bodily›Waking | Communication›Lack of communication | Communication›Silence | Economic›Buying | Economic›Purchase | Legal›Record keeping | Mental›Discovery
Cultural Issues: Economy›Property | Economy›White-Indian commerce | History›Indian Removal | Law›Legal document | Race›Chickasaw | Race›Native American
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Departure | Arrivals/Departures›Mysterious | Chaos/Order›Creating order | Community›Knowledge | Community›Secrecy | Money›Coin | Money›Gold | Texts›Deed
Relationships: Economical | Interracial›Indian-white
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Metonym | Narrative›Withholding
Actions: Communication›Gossip | Economic›Purchase | Legal›Record keeping | Mental›Believing | Mental›Knowing | Mental›Speculation | Verbal›Rumor
Cultural Issues: Class›Status, low | Economy›Poverty | Economy›Property | Government›Secrecy
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Absence | Arrivals/Departures›Departure | Arrivals/Departures›Secrecy | Community›Knowledge | Community›Secrecy | Money›Coin | Money›Gold | Money›Lacking
Aesthetics: Narrative›Commentary | Narrative›Parentheses | Narrative›Withholding
Actions: Movement›Return | Perceptual›Seeing
Cultural Issues: Nationality›Foreigners
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Absence | Absence/Loss›Separation | Arrivals/Departures›Departing Yoknapatawpha | Time›Long passage of time
Relationships: Commercial›Employer-employee | Hierarchical›Leader
Aesthetics: Interpretation›Ambiguity | Narrative›Anticipation | Narrative›Withholding
Environment: Domestic Space›Garden | Place›Livery stable | Place›Plantation | Place›Rural | Place›Slave Quarters | Place›Smokehouse
Actions: Bodily›Drinking | Economic›Borrowing | Emotional›Patience | Hunting›Deer hunting | Perceptual›Watching | Verbal›Rumor | Work›Building structure
Cultural Issues: Agriculture›Cotton | Alcohol›Drunkenness | Alcohol›Whiskey | Class›Respectability | Gender›All-male space | Gender›Inversion | Gender›Masculinity | Gender›Separate spaces | Group Mentality›Community collective | Progress›Clearing the land | Slavery›Ownership
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Deer | Animals›Dogs | Animals›Turkey | Chaos/Order›Creating order | Community›Knowledge | Community›Opinion | Community›Secrecy | Meaning›Mystery | Money›Dowry | Money›Gold | Objects›Footprint | Recurring Tropes›Solitude | Recurring Tropes›Upward mobility | Time›Frozen / Static | Values›Decorum
Relationships: Hierarchical›Master-slave | Marital›Arrangements | Social›Isolation
Aesthetics: Description›Location portrait | Figures of Speech›Oxymoron | Narrative›Anticipation | Narrative›Foreshadowing | Narrative›Withholding
Environment: Domestic Space›Empty room | Domestic Space›Garden | Domestic Space›Home | Domestic Space›House | Domestic Space›Plantation house | Natural›Swamp | Place›Plantation
Actions: Agricultural›Planting | Agricultural›Plowing | Bodily›Drinking | Bodily›Sitting | Domestic›Camping | Economic›Borrowing | Economic›Lending Money | Hunting›Deer hunting | Mental›Calculation | Mental›Speculation | Physical›Building | Physical›Clearing land | Physical›Wrestling | Play›Card playing | Play›Gambling
Cultural Issues: Agriculture›Cotton | Alcohol›Whiskey | Class›Respectability | Economy›Dowry | Gender›All-male space | Gender›Marriage | Gender›Women | Slavery›Ownership | Slavery›Violence | Violence›Interracial
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Home›Improvements | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Recurring Tropes›Secret | Recurring Tropes›Upward mobility | Time›Duration of time | Time›Frozen / Static | Values›Decorum
Relationships: Friendship›Adult friends | Hierarchical›Master-slave | Intergenerational›Hunting party
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Metaphor | Narrative›Foreshadowing | Narrative›Withholding
Environment: Public›Church | Public›Town Square | Time of Day›Sunday morning
Actions: Economic›Buying | Emotional›Amazement | Emotional›Fear | Emotional›Surprise | Interaction, Social›Church | Mental›Believing | Mental›Knowing | Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Watching | Physical›Building | Play›Gambling | Verbal›Rumor
Cultural Issues: Class›Ambition | Class›Respectability | Clothes›Formal | Economy›Dowry | Gender›Marriage | Gender›Women | Group Mentality›Community collective | Religion›Methodism | Religion›Sabbath | Slavery›Buying slaves | Slavery›Commodity
Themes and Motifs: Chaos/Order›Control | Character›Ruthless | Community›Knowledge | Community›Opinion | Meaning›Mystery | Money›Dowry | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Recurring Tropes›Secret | Recurring Tropes›Upward mobility | Time›Duration of time | Time›Frozen / Static | Values›Decorum | Values›Honor | Values›Justice | Values›Virtue
Relationships: Institutional›Church-Town | Marital›Arrangements | Romantic›Courtship
Environment: Place›Plantation | Public›Road | Time of Year›April
Actions: Interaction, Social›Confrontation | Interaction, Social›Greeting | Movement›Horse | Movement›Riding | Perceptual›Looking | Verbal›Questioning
Cultural Issues: Class›Respectability | Clothes›Beaver hat | Clothes›Frock coat | Crime›Vigilantism | Group Mentality›Community collective | Group Mentality›Mob behavior | Law›Sheriff
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Appearance | Community›Posse | Community›Preserving order | Objects›Basket | Objects›Portmanteau | Objects›Tarpaulin
Relationships: Civic | Institutional›Police-arrestee | Social›Adversarial
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Eyes | Figures of Speech›Simile | Narrative›Anti-climax | Narrative›Commentary | Narrative›Withholding
Environment: Domestic Space›Gate | Place›Hotel | Public›Road | Public›Street | Public›Town Square
Actions: Communication›Lack of communication | Communication›Silence | Emotional›Outrage | Interaction, Social›Confrontation | Interaction, Social›Spectate | Legal›Warrant | Mental›Envisioning | Mental›Speculation | Movement›Following | Movement›Horse | Movement›Procession | Movement›Riding | Movement›Stopping | Movement›Walking
Cultural Issues: Class›Respectability | Class›Status, low | Clothes›Coat | Clothes›Formal | Clothes›Hat | Crime›Vigilantism | Group Mentality›Community collective | Law›Warrant | Politics›Public opinion
Themes and Motifs: Appearance | Character›Resolve | Character›Unknowable | Community›Opinion | Community›Posse | Objects›Basket | Objects›Flowers | Objects›Pistol | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Values›Propriety
Relationships: Marital›Arrangements | Romantic›Courtship
Environment: Domestic Space›Gate | Public›Town Square
Actions: Interaction, Social›Confrontation | Legal›Arrest | Mental›Unaware | Movement›Following | Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Watching | Physical›Waiting
Cultural Issues: Crime›Vigilantism | Group Mentality›Mob behavior | Law›Arrest
Themes and Motifs: Community›Crowd | Community›Posse | Community›Preserving order | Values›Propriety
Relationships: Institutional›Police-arrestee | Marital›Arrangements
Aesthetics: Description›Tableau | Narrative›Withholding
Actions: Communication›Lack of communication | Economic›Investing | Interaction, Private›Coercion | Interaction, Social›Church | Interaction, Social›Marriage | Legal›Bailing out | Legal›Bonding
Relationships: Civic›Pillar of the community | Commercial›Business partners | Marital›Father in law-son in law
Actions: Bodily›Crying | Emotional›Proud | Interaction, Private›Coercion | Legal›Release of prisoner
Cultural Issues: Class›Ambition | Class›Class consciousness | Class›Respectability | Class›Social mobility | Gender›Women | Group Mentality›Community collective | Law›Wedding license
Themes and Motifs: Character›Bravery | Character›Pride | Character›Unknowable | Character›Vanity | Community›Opinion | Community›Wedding | Naming›Importance of naming | Objects›Wedding license | Past›Unknown/concealed past
Relationships: Familial›Aunt-niece | Familial›Father-son in law | Marital›Social respectability
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Metaphor | Figures of Speech›Negation | Narrative›Commentary | Narrative›Withholding | Tone›Sarcastic
Environment: Otherworldly | Time of Day›Midday | Time of Day›Morning
Actions: Communication›Letter | Communication›Messenger | Emotional›Amazement | Emotional›Coldness | Emotional›Surprise | Mental›Insight | Mental›Misunderstanding | Mental›Realization | Mental›Understanding | Perceptual›Misreading | Perceptual›Reading / Researching | Verbal›Invitation | Verbal›Requesting
Cultural Issues: Age›Generation gap | Age›Old age | Age›Youth vs age | Race›Using a Negro as messenger
Relationships: Hierarchical›Elder-younger
Aesthetics: Language›Archaic | Narrative›Reported narration | Narrative›Withholding | Typography/Orthography›Handwriting
Environment: Atmospheric›Familiar
Actions: Communication›Messenger | Perceptual›Hearing | Perceptual›Listening | Verbal›Storytelling | Verbal›Talking
Cultural Issues: Age›Youth | Cultural Identity›Southern identity | Education›Informal | Group Mentality›Community collective | Region›The South
Themes and Motifs: Memory›Collective memory | Memory›Remembering | Past›Past in present | Story-telling›Communal mythology | Story-telling›Reminiscence | Time›Awareness of time
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Aesthetics: Narrative›Anticipation | Narrative›Background | Narrative›Delayed revelation | Narrative›Frame | Narrative›Withholding
Actions: Interaction, Social›Concealment | Moral›Scheming
Aesthetics: Narrative›Withholding
Environment: Place›Brothel / Bordello
Aesthetics: Narrative›Withholding
Actions: Mental›Misunderstanding | Verbal›Misspeaking