Unlocking Hidden Power: How Tiny Details in Form and Structure Transform Your Writing’s Impact
You can also structure your works to contrast with your themes. For example, if you are writing about growing up in a chaotic household, you might impose a sense of order onto your work through the use of alphabetized encyclopedia entries to contrast your lived experience with the reading experience. If you are writing about experiencing childhood abuse, you might utilize graphic memoir to juxtapose the severity of the experience with the innocence of childlike drawings. This contrast creates tension in the work, amplifying both the stakes for the reader, as well as your larger themes.
