Temporaalilohko
Temporaalilohko is a theoretical construct in narrative time studies used to describe a unit of time treated as an indivisible block within a narrative. In this framework, narrative time is not always presented as a steady clock-time flow; instead, segments of time can be collapsed, expanded, or overlapped, forming discrete blocks that structure the overall chronology.
The term combines the Finnish words temporaali (temporal) and lohko (block). A temporaalilohko may span a single
In analysis, temporaalilohko helps explain how audiences perceive time in complex narratives where multiple timelines converge
It is related to, but distinct from, devices such as flashbacks, flash-forwards, or non-linear montage. Critics
See also: narrative time, non-linear narrative, temporal montage, time dilation.