Structuralist narratology distinguishes between 'Story' (the events) and '______' (how those events are told).
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Correct answer: Discourse
Structuralists like Gérard Genette analyzed 'discourse' to see how techniques like focalization, pacing, and flashbacks organize the raw events of a 'story' into a narrative.
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