Editing Story structure (section)

== Graphic narrative ==
A simple graphic narrative, such as in comics, has four stages: an introduction of the characters and a description of a situation; the introduction of a problem, unexpected opportunity, or other complication into the situation; a resolution in the form of a partial or complete response to the problem by one or more of the characters; and the denouement, the aftermath of the response that makes clear the success, partial success, non-success, or uncertain success of the response. This fourth stage may also show how the original situation has changed due to what has taken place in the Complication and Resolution stages of the narrative.<ref>Baraou, Anne. "Facing Faces", ''Drawn and Quarterly'' 10 (1992)</ref>

In a simple narrative, the four stages appear in order. That is, the sequence of the telling or presentation follows the chronology of the told. In a more complex story, the order of the telling may vary. For instance, such a story may begin with the Denouement and then present the Situation, Complication, and Resolution in a flashback. But this is not the case with a simple narrative.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jonathan Bass &#124; Rutgers University|url=https://j9bass.github.io/|access-date=2023-01-25|website=j9bass.github.io|archive-date=2023-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124004511/https://j9bass.github.io/|url-status=live}}</ref>