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Protagonist the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
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Setting - the place or location of the action
Setting - the place or location of the action. The setting provides the historical and It often can symbolize the emotional state of characters.
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CONFLICT: drives the plot & makes the story interesting
External: man vs: man vs. society vs. nature/fate vs. technology vs. super natural Internal man vs: self
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Characterization the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character revealed through direct or indirect methods direct
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STEAL Indirect characterization
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Foreshadowing
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may be stated directly or indirectly.
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Situational irony is an occasion in which the outcome is significantly different from what was expected or considered appropriate. Situational Irony
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Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. Imagery needs the aid of figures of speech like simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia etc. in order to appeal to the bodily senses
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It was dark and dim in the forest.
The words “dark” and “dim” are visual images. The children were screaming and shouting in the fields. “Screaming” and “shouting” appeal to our sense of hearing or auditory sense.
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The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet.
“ juicy” and “sweet” when associated with oranges have an effect on our sense of taste or gustatory sense. The idea of “soft” in this example appeals to our sense of touch or tactile sense. The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric. He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee. – “whiff” and “aroma” evoke our sense of smell or olfactory sense.
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a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. Establishes tone or theme
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Metaphor - contrasting to seemingly unalike things to enhance the meaning of a situation or theme without using like or as You are the sunshine of my life.
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Simile - contrasting to seemingly unalike things to enhance the meaning of a situation or theme using like or as He is as cold as ice.
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A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes.
The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings. Personification
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