Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Spatial order:
Organization of information using spatial cues such as top to bottom or left to right

Example:
"Our new home was one of a number of wooden single-story units huddled together in a horseshoe enclosing a courtyard. Our new apartment was toward the rear center of the horseshoe, away from the entrance to the courtyard. To reach the kitchen, one had to pass through a small windowless anteroom made of loosely arranged planks."
-Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood: Nechama Tec

Explanation:
Tec describes the house using spatial order. This allows the reader to get a clear mental image of what the house looks like, and where everything is located. The main purpose of this is to create an imaginable place/ setting for the reader to see. 

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