Narratives

Anchorage -
The action of securing something to a base or the state of being secured

  The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggestsDenotation and connation - An idea or feeling that a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning. Example of this

 iconagraphy  - The visual images, symbols, or modes of representation collectively associated with a person, cult, or movement.

 linear -Arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line: "linear arrangements" non linear - a nonlinear system is any problem where the equation(s) to be solved cannot be written as a linear combination of the unknown variables orfunctions that appear in it

Open narratives-

 An Open Narrative structure is usually found in television series, in particular, ongoing soap operas such as EastEnders/Neighbours. In these narratives, the story has no apparent beginning, middle or end

 closed narratives - 

A Closed Narrative structure is most commonly found in movies. As mentioned before, movies generally exist as one unique story, and contain a beginning, middle and an ending

realism - The attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly: "a new mood of realism"

 realist - a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them. 

 series -A number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another: "a series of lectures". serial - A story or play appearing in regular installments on television or radio or in a magazine or newspaper.

Signs - An object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else. signiciation -

Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy, Having a particular meaning; indicative of something. single  strand - ingle-stranded (having a single strand) "single-stranded and multi strand