Rhetorical tools in narrative

      Zambreno defined some excellent rhetorical tools that we can find in narratives. There were some that I had noticed show up a lot in some of the great narratives I've read, but I haven't always been able to put a name to the tools that I found reoccurring.  Great narratives are the ones that know their audience, and write in a way that appeals to them. The tools that Zambreno mentions in her essay are definitely tools that can capture an audience. Mutability or plasticity for example, this is the way in which material can be, and has been reshaped for new audiences. This is an important tool to use to capture an audience that is always changing. Piecemeal, this tool is a way in which a narrative is created by taking pieces of various other sources. As Zambreno mentions this is a great way to encourage later adaptations of the narrative. Zambreno also gives us a definition of window of opportunity which we can find in narratives. This is where the author leaves a gap in the story. This tool can really be appealing to the audience because it sparks our own human nature to expand on the story, or use our imagination to fill these gaps in. The last tool Zambreno discussed, that I would also like to touch on is open ended closure. This is where the author leaves off, purposely and obviously, omitting pieces of the story to encourage the reader to add to, or create their own story off of the story told.
      I think that all of these tools are very important in a narrative because they draw in vast audience, and leave them with a base to expand on in their own mind, making the story itself different for each reader. This is a great way to capture different minded readers, and appeal to all in one way or another because although there is a story being told, there is room for imagination and personal interpretation.