(for narratives). SETTING: Where and when the story takes place THEME The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work.

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(for narratives)

SETTING: Where and when the story takes place THEME The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

 symbol combines its literal meaning with the suggestion of an abstract concept

 First-person: one of the characters in the story tells the story using “I”, “we”, etc.  Third-person-limited: an unknown narrator tells the story and focuses on ONE character  Omniscient: an unknown, all-knowing narrator tells the story and gives multiple character perspectives  Objective: an unknown neutral/impersonal narrator tells a story without any judgment or bias

ExpositionDenouement