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SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN A QUAD In addition to temporal sequence relationships, the quad can be used to express spatial relationships by identifying pairs of items in the quad. These relationships are important because they describe how the content of each item in a quad relates to the other items in the quad. There are several types of spatial relationships to be found in a Dramatica quad. DYNAMIC PAIRS Items in a quad that are in diagonally opposed quadrants, such as "A and B" or "X and Y" in example 5A below, represent two ends of a spectrum. These are called dynamic pairs. Each quad has two dynamic pairs. When referencing one dynamic pair, the other pair in the quad is called the co-dynamic pair. For example, if we examine the dynamic pair X/Y, the co-dynamic pair is A/B (the pairing order isn't important in this example). Example 5A
COMPANION PAIRS Items in a quad that are in horizontally adjacent quadrants, such as "A and X" or "Y and B" in example 5B below, represent another relationship in Dramatica. These are called companion pairs. Each quad has two companion pairs: an upper companion pair and a lower companion pair. Example 5B
DEPENDENT PAIRS Items in a quad that are in vertically adjacent quadrants, such as "A and Y" or X and B" in example 5C below, represent still another relationship in Dramatica. These are called dependent pairs. Each quad has two dependent pairs: a left dependent pair and a right dependent pair. Example 5C
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