Narrative Device Taxonomy
Every story device, named and counted.
The Narrative Device Taxonomy sorts storytelling devices into 8 categories, so writers choose deliberately.
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The problem it fixes
Writers pick devices out of habit.
Which device does your best article use? Without names, nobody can say, and an audit cannot count what works.
How it works
8 categories of named forms.
Choose a category
8 categories: wisdom, rhetorical, story-based, philosophical, literary, dialectical, symbolic and scholarly.
Choose a form
Each category holds named forms, 67 IDs in all, including the khutbah, maqala, qasida and hiwar from Islamic tradition.
Tag the piece
Each piece is tagged by device code, so use can be counted and audited.
Pick before drafting
Still in build: the device is chosen by code before the first draft is written.
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The outcome
Devices chosen on purpose.
Your writers most likely pick devices deliberately, and you can see which ones your best pieces share.
Results are most likely to follow if the process is followed properly, with good intention and best effort.
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