ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Strata (novel)

Okay kiddo, have you ever played with a stack of building blocks or legos? Well, a strata in a novel is kind of like that stack of blocks.

Imagine that the story in the novel is like a tower of blocks, and each block is a different part or layer of the story. Just like how the bottom layers of a tower are the foundation, the bottom layer of the strata in a novel is usually the introduction or beginning of the story. As you move up the tower of blocks or strata, you get closer to the top of the tower or the end of the story.

Different parts of the story are separated into different layers or sections in the strata, just like how different colored blocks can make different layers in your tower. The strata help the author organize the story and make sure everything fits together correctly.

Think of it like a fancy cake with different layers. Each layer is different and adds something special to the cake, just like how the different layers in a strata add something special to the story.

So basically, a strata in a novel is when the story is divided into different layers or sections to help organize it and make sure everything fits together nicely.