Narrative Fragments

[image error]A fragment is a phrase that poses as a sentence but is missing either a subject or a verb.

For example – “Went to the beach.”

This phrase has no subject. It doesn’t reveal who went to the beach. It is a fragment.

In recent years I have noticed an increase in the use of fragments in written storytelling. It has become popular as a narrative device because, or so the authors believe, it quickens the pace of the story and provides more of a stream-of-consciousness feel.

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