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vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-Ă -vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V."
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here lies in the two levels of awareness between the character and the audience); and verbal irony, where one states one thing while meaning another. The difference between verbal irony and sarcasm is exquisitely subtle and often contested. The concept of irony is too often misunderstood in popular usage. Unfortunate circumstances and coincidences do not constitute irony (nor do they qualify as being
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A character who expresses the questions and confusion of the audience, with whom the audience can identify. Frequently used in detective fiction and science fiction, where the character asks a central character how they accomplished certain deeds, for the purpose of inciting that character to explain
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would eventually take over Middle Earth. However, Gollum celebrates too eagerly and clumsily falls into the lava, whereby the ring is destroyed and with it Sauron's power. In a way, Gollum does what Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring intended to do through the whole plot of the trilogy, which was
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This discrepancy between expectation and reality occurs in three forms: situational irony, where a situation features a discrepancy between what is expected and what is actualized; dramatic irony, where a character is unaware of pivotal information already revealed to the audience (the discrepancy
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when Lord Voldemort heard a prophecy (made by Sybill Trelawney to Dumbledore) that a boy born at the end of July, whose parents had defied Voldemort thrice and survived, would be made marked as his equal. Because of this prophecy, Lord Voldemort sought out Harry Potter (believing him to be the boy
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the main character performs a couple of soliloquies with a heavy use of alliteration, e.g., "VoilĂ ! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant,
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A narration might begin with a male character who has to break up a schoolyard fight among some boys who are vying for the attention of a girl, which was introduced to foreshadow the events leading to a dinner time squabble between the character and his twin brother over a woman, whom both are
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spoken of) and tried to kill him. His parents died protecting him, and when Voldemort tried to cast a killing curse on Harry, it rebounded and took away most of his strength, and gave Harry Potter a unique ability and connection with the Dark Lord thus marking him as his equal.
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trilogy takes place in a relatively short period towards the end of the 3021-year Third Age, the narration gives glimpses of the mythological and historical events which took place earlier in the Third age leading up to the action in the novel, and in the First and Second Age.
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An author or character addresses the audience directly (also known as direct address). This may acknowledge to the reader or audience that what is being presented is fiction, or may seek to extend the world of the story to provide the illusion that they are included in
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A scene that temporarily jumps the narrative forward in time. A flashforward often represents events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future. They may also reveal significant parts of the story that have not yet occurred, but soon will in greater
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When the boots came off his feet with a leathery squeak, a smell of ferment and fish market immediately filled the small tent. The skin of his toes were red and raw and sensitive. The malodorous air was so toxic he thought he could almost taste his toes.
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The boot was tough and sinewy between his hard-biting teeth. There was no flavor to speak of except for the blandness of all the dirt that the boot had soaked up over the years. The only thing the boot reminded him of was the smell of a wet dog.
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tales begins with the discovery of a young woman's dead body. After the murderer later reveals himself, he narrates his reasons for the murder as a flashback of events leading up to the discovery of her dead body at the beginning of the story.
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A Rakugo is a Japanese verbal entertainment usually lasting 30 minutes which ends with a surprise punch line, a narrative stunt known as ochi (fall) or sage (lowering). Twelve kinds of ochi are codified and recognized. The earlier
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often break the fourth wall when they address their viewers as part of the ongoing storyline, which is possible because of the high level of suspension of belief afforded by its audience—children. The English political drama show
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uses—in other words, a strategy applied in the delivering of a narrative to relay information to the audience and to make the narrative more complete, complex, or engaging. Some scholars also call such a technique a
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E.g., Original sentence: The thesis paper was difficult. After amplification: The thesis paper was difficult: it required extensive research, data collection, sample surveys, interviews and a lot of fieldwork.
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A text written as if by an impersonal narrator who is not affected by the events in the story. Can be omniscient or limited, the latter usually being tied to a specific character, a group of characters, or a
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A text presented from the point of view of a character, especially the protagonist, as if the character is telling the story themselves. (Breaking the fourth wall is an option, but not a necessity, of this
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by Vladimir Nabokov features literature professor John Shade, Charles Kinbote, a neighbor and colleague of Shade's and Charles the Beloved, king of Zembla. Kinbote is the ultimate unreliable commentator.
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Taking an everyday object and presenting it in a way that is weirdly unfamiliar so that we see the object in a new way. Coined by the early 20th-century Russian literary critic Viktor Shklovsky in "Art as
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features European literary critics, a Chilean philosophy professor, an African-American journalist, detectives investigating Santa Teresa murders and an obscure German writer named Benno Von Archimboldi.
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of multiple characters that incorporate various perspectives, emotions, and views from witnesses or actors to varying particular events or circumstances that might not be felt by other characters in the
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The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction. The setting initiates the main backdrop and mood of a story, often referred to as the story world.
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among various incidents and frames of a story. In a skillfully crafted tale, thematic patterning may emphasize the unifying argument or salient idea that disparate events and frames have in common.
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ends with one of the characters in a predicament (about to be caught by thugs, about to be exposed by the authorities, or a family member or a friend finds out the main character's dirty secret).
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For example, in mystery fiction, an innocent party may be purposefully cast as highly suspicious through emphasis or descriptive techniques to divert attention from the true guilty party.
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starts in the middle of the sea voyage to India and contextualizes the beginning of said journey as well as Portugal's history when the master of the ship tells an African king about it.
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of Homer are prime examples. The latter work begins with the return of Odysseus to his home of Ithaca and then in flashbacks tells of his ten years of wandering following the Trojan War.
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in rhetoric that the author uses to inspire pity or sorrow towards a character—typically does not counterbalance the target character's suffering with a positive outcome, as in Tragedy.
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Representing an object or character with abundant descriptive detail, or mimetically rendering gestures and dialogue to make a scene more visual or imaginatively present to an audience.
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Word or phrase in a figure of speech in which a noun is referenced by something closely associated with it, rather than explicitly by the noun itself. This is not to be confused with
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An abrupt transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect. While often unintended, bathos may be used deliberately to produce a humorous effect.
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said on January 20, 1961 "...that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
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When sentences do not use conjunctions (e.g., and, or, nor) to separate clauses, but run clauses into one another, usually marking the separation of clauses with punctuation.
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Characters which are based on authors, usually to support their personal views. Sometimes an intentionally or unintentionally idealized version of them. A variation is the
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The narrator of the story is not sincere, or introduces a bias in their narration and possibly misleads the reader, hiding or minimizing events, characters, or motivations.
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Amplification refers to a literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understanding.
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Exaggeration used to evoke strong feelings or create an impression which is not meant to be taken literally. Hyperbole can be used for serious, ironic, or comic effects.
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Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A Compendium of Mistakes in Grammar, Usage, and Spelling with commentary on lexicographers and linguists
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uses this technique where the protagonist narrates the film's events throughout, providing clarity that could not be gained from the picture and dialogue alone.
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E.g., An anagram for "debit card" is "bad credit". As you can see, both phrases use the same letters. By mixing the letters a bit of humor is created.
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Revisiting the Reading Workshop: A Complete Guide to Organizing and Managing an Effective Reading Workshop That Builds Independent, Strategic Readers
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Polysyndeton is the use of several conjunctions in close succession. This provides a sense of exaggeration designed to wear down the audience.
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Describing events in a real-world setting but with magical trappings, often incorporating local customs and invented beliefs. Different from
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by a double vertical line. This technique frequently occurs within a poetic line grammatically connected to the end of the previous line by
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The character flaw of an initially rich and powerful hero that leads to his tragic downfall. This is also referred to as the tragic flaw.
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series, the protagonist tells a story from his past to his companions, and in this story he tells another relatively unrelated story.
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is predicted to come sooner rather than later heightens the urgency and sense of immediacy felt by the characters and by the reader.
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The expression, by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions, of truths or generalizations about human conduct or experience
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Implicit yet intentional efforts of an author to suggest events that have yet to take place in the process of narration. See also
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coming up with a contraption to catch the Road Runner, only to be foiled and caught by his own devices. Each sin's punishment in
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Reflecting a character's (usually the protagonist) mood in the atmosphere or inanimate objects. Related to anthropomorphism and
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A dramatic principle that requires every element in a narrative to be substantive, with anything redundant or arbitrary removed.
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The broken ends of the long bone were sticking through the bleeding skin, but it wasn't something that always killed a man.
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Time travel paradox where a time traveler is caught in a loop of events that "predestines" them to travel back in time
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Story that precedes events in the story being told—past events or background that add meaning to current circumstances
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and its later American version, also use this technique frequently to let the viewers know what the main character
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when Mr. Scrooge visits the ghost of the future. It is also frequent in the later seasons of the television series
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Forming mental images of a scene using descriptive words, especially making use of the human senses. The same as
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Deliberately preventing the audience from identifying with characters in order to let them be coolly scrutinized.
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A person hears a prophecy about himself. His endeavor to stop the prophecy from coming true makes it come true.
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The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.
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Virtue ultimately rewarded, or vice punished, by an ironic twist of fate related to the character's own conduct
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Object required to initiate the plot or motivation of the characters, but having little significance by itself
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Sally's pregnant belly most likely weighed as much as the scooter she used to ride before she got pregnant.
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Sally could no longer hide her secret. Her pregnant belly was bigger than the planet on which she stood.
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Threat of impending disaster—often used in thrillers where salvation and escape are essential elements
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Repeating the same letter or consonant sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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This is used in epic poems, for example, where it is a mandatory form to be adopted. Luís de CamÔes'
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The narrative ends unresolved, to draw the audience back to a future episode for the resolution.
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Beginning the story in the middle of a sequence of events. A specific form of narrative hook.
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A term made of two words that deliberately or coincidentally imply each other's opposite.
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Unexpected change ("twist") in the direction or expected outcome of the plot. See also
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A main story that hatches a framing device, a story that is "framed" in the main story.
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Using comparative metaphors and similes to give characteristics to abstract concepts.
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is written in multiple limited third-person narrators that change with each chapter.
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Metonomy: The boxer threw in the towel. Synecdoche: She gave her hand in marriage.
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The author uses narrative and stylistic devices to create the sense of an unedited
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at the end of the novel. In the last chapter, Sheppard describes how he was an
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Rearranging the letters of a word or a phrase to form a new phrase or word.
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to deliver a story. Other possible synonyms within written narratives are
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kills his own father because he does not understand his true parentage.
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An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking. Named from
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Story opening that "hooks" readers' attention so they will keep reading
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A text written in the style of a direct address, in the second-person.
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to throw the ring into the lake of fire in the heart of Mount Doom.
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A phrase that describes an idea composed of concepts that conflict.
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or Gary Stu, which primarily serves as an idealized self-insertion.
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Word that sounds the same as, or similar to what the word means.
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Evoking imagination by means of using figurative language.
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Line of dialogue used to announce the name of the piece.
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Diverting attention away from an item of significance.
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that applies human-like characteristics to animals.
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Cengage Learning. p. 24. 1755:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1317:This dates back at least to the 942:'s work provides good examples. 429:Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen 169:Season of Migration to the North 2192: 2170: 2126: 2099: 2074: 2049: 1878:10.13169/arabstudquar.40.3.0213 425:Fables of Conflict and Intrigue 2719:Conflict between good and evil 2022: 1989: 1965: 1954: 1941: 1917: 1892: 1853: 1828: 1479:Taken from Act I, Scene II of 894:Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 726: 13: 1: 2264: 2216: 1054:uses an omniscient narrator. 2178:A Glossary of Literary Terms 2106:Graham Allen (2 June 2004). 2032:A Glossary of Literary Terms 1712: 1259:(1579) the prose romance by 652:The Wind Through the Keyhole 435:(O cavaleiro da Dinamarca). 7: 3817:Articulation (sociological) 2228:G. & C. Merriam Company 1810: 1745:The Adventures of Pinocchio 709:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 403:. More modern examples are 362:courting at the same time. 10: 3879: 2149:Cambridge University Press 1835:Orehovec, Barbara (2003). 1794:For example, the storm in 1780: 1764: 1729: 1718: 1688: 1675: 1643: 1632: 1604: 1591: 1573: 1540: 1517: 1488: 1469: 1448: 1423: 1406: 1389: 1376: 1360: 1343: 1326: 1303: 1286: 1273: 1248: 1231: 1214: 1183: 1170: 1153: 1140: 1126: 1106: 1083: 1072: 1064: 1032: 1005: 983: 945: 926:Particularly popular with 912: 877: 849: 811: 788: 743: 732: 696: 664:Ticking time bomb scenario 661: 633: 599: 586: 567: 544: 517: 495: 482: 469: 438: 365: 344: 317: 292: 258: 233: 220: 200: 189: 103: 92: 86: 3809: 3763: 3717: 3664: 3625: 3579: 3394: 3366: 3358:Stream of unconsciousness 3301: 3045: 2936: 2889:Falling action/Catastasis 2834: 2739: 2674: 2597: 2409: 2272: 2157:10.1017/s0020743800060633 2112:. Routledge. p. 29. 2056:Rose, Judy (2006-09-12). 1564:. The television program 759:, son of Dr. Evil in the 119:by James Joyce is set in 2726:Self-fulfilling prophecy 1822: 1702:Each of the chapters of 1626: 1129:Amplification (rhetoric) 1060: 1051:The Master and Margarita 843:Ferris Bueller's Day Off 602:Self-fulfilling prophecy 531:An early example is the 183: 3353:Stream of consciousness 2816:Suspension of disbelief 1752:or the Cheshire Cat of 1314:important to the story. 1008:Stream of consciousness 995:Bright Lights, Big City 986:Second-person narration 906:The Wolf of Wall Street 379:Early examples include 156:serves as a modern-day 2894:Denouement/Catastrophe 2875:Rising action/Epitasis 1866:Arab Studies Quarterly 1233:Dramatic visualization 1045:A Song of Ice and Fire 1035:Third-person narration 932:Gabriel GarcĂ­a MĂĄrquez 880:First-person narration 570:Predestination paradox 353:repetitive designation 3240:Utopian and dystopian 1860:Murad, Rimun (2018). 433:The Knight of Denmark 282:The Lord of the Rings 213:The Lord of the Rings 3848:Narrative techniques 3573:Literary composition 2794:Narrative techniques 2574:Story within a story 2386:Supporting character 2004:. Scribner. p.  1514:, January 20, 1961. 1401:A Tale of Two Cities 637:Story within a story 372:story within a story 3822:Composition studies 3771:Creative nonfiction 3636:Linguistic contrast 3629: / devices 3499:Political narrative 3341:Unreliable narrator 3198:Speculative fiction 2906:Nonlinear narrative 2854:Three-act structure 2714:Deal with the Devil 2189:Heath (1994) p. 360 2137:by David Pinault", 2086:The Washington Post 1973:"Allegory Examples" 1796:William Shakespeare 1691:Thematic patterning 1457:modes of persuasion 1163:An example is when 718:unreliable narrator 699:Unreliable narrator 613:, and the story of 32:narrative technique 3477:Narrative paradigm 3472:Narrative identity 3402:Dominant narrative 3348:Multiple narrators 2632:Fictional location 2475:Dramatic structure 1617:The Breakfast Club 1558:Gulliver's Travels 1530:Great Expectations 1498:"Not as a call to 1439:Arthur Conan Doyle 1386:"terrible beauty" 1014:interior monologue 948:Multiperspectivity 863:Gulliver's Travels 823:The characters in 777:Dr. Jennifer Melfi 745:Audience surrogate 687:across the equator 650:In Stephen King's 423:update, subtitled 410:The Legend of Luke 81:narrative elements 57:literary technique 53:using a commentary 3835: 3834: 3827:Technical writing 3641:Literary contrast 3539: 3538: 3482:Narrative therapy 2916:television series 2861:Freytag's Pyramid 2704:Moral development 2607:Alternate history 2317:False protagonist 2042:978-1-4130-3390-8 2015:978-1-4516-5134-8 1808: 1807: 1710: 1709: 1657:Usage controversy 1624: 1623: 1512:Inaugural Address 1441:, or much of the 1217:Distancing effect 1058: 1057: 936:Jorge Luis Borges 852:Defamiliarization 724: 723: 332:A Christmas Carol 181: 180: 16:(Redirected from 3870: 3745:Rhetorical modes 3735:Grammatical mood 3689:Cut-up technique 3587:Characterization 3566: 3559: 3552: 3543: 3542: 3462:Literary science 3005:Narrative poetry 2901:Linear narrative 2811:Stylistic device 2806:Show, don't tell 2769:Figure of speech 2559:Shaggy dog story 2302:Characterization 2259: 2252: 2245: 2236: 2235: 2231: 2211: 2210: 2208: 2207: 2196: 2190: 2187: 2181: 2174: 2168: 2167: 2130: 2124: 2123: 2103: 2097: 2096: 2094: 2093: 2078: 2072: 2071: 2069: 2068: 2053: 2047: 2046: 2026: 2020: 2019: 2003: 1993: 1987: 1986: 1984: 1983: 1969: 1963: 1958: 1952: 1945: 1939: 1938: 1936: 1935: 1921: 1915: 1914: 1912: 1911: 1896: 1890: 1889: 1857: 1851: 1850: 1832: 1783:Pathetic fallacy 1732:Anthropomorphism 1717: 1716: 1706:by James Joyce. 1631: 1630: 1482:Romeo and Juliet 1464:Romeo and Juliet 1071: 1070: 1067:Figure of speech 791:Author surrogate 731: 730: 673:post-apocalyptic 539:The Three Apples 420:Kalila and Dimna 388:Kalila and Dimna 305:The Three Apples 267:J. R. R. Tolkien 188: 187: 131:in the South to 91: 90: 67:devices such as 40:fictional device 21: 3878: 3877: 3873: 3872: 3871: 3869: 3868: 3867: 3863:Style (fiction) 3838: 3837: 3836: 3831: 3810:Beyond the arts 3805: 3759: 3713: 3672:Writing process 3660: 3621: 3602:Fiction writing 3575: 3570: 3540: 3535: 3467:Literary theory 3407:Fiction writing 3390: 3362: 3297: 3049: 3041: 2932: 2830: 2735: 2670: 2593: 2464:Deus ex machina 2405: 2391:Title character 2376:Stock character 2322:Focal character 2268: 2263: 2226:, Springfield: 2219: 2214: 2205: 2203: 2198: 2197: 2193: 2188: 2184: 2175: 2171: 2131: 2127: 2120: 2104: 2100: 2091: 2089: 2080: 2079: 2075: 2066: 2064: 2062:Writing English 2054: 2050: 2043: 2027: 2023: 2016: 1994: 1990: 1981: 1979: 1971: 1970: 1966: 1959: 1955: 1946: 1942: 1933: 1931: 1923: 1922: 1918: 1909: 1907: 1905:Huffington Post 1897: 1893: 1858: 1854: 1847: 1833: 1829: 1825: 1813: 1738:personification 1715: 1663:, and the term 1629: 1535:Charles Dickens 1508:John F. Kennedy 1472:Personification 1437:not written by 1435:Sherlock Holmes 1295:sensory detail. 1204:An Essay on Man 1165:John F. Kennedy 1099:is a religious 1069: 1063: 915:Magical realism 900:Sherlock Holmes 872:Laurence Sterne 838:Frank Underwood 729: 506:or a kobanashi. 186: 174:London, England 154:7 Eccles Street 89: 61:literary device 28: 23: 22: 18:Literary device 15: 12: 11: 5: 3876: 3866: 3865: 3860: 3858:Poetic devices 3855: 3850: 3833: 3832: 3830: 3829: 3824: 3819: 3813: 3811: 3807: 3806: 3804: 3803: 3798: 3793: 3788: 3783: 3778: 3773: 3767: 3765: 3761: 3760: 3758: 3757: 3752: 3747: 3742: 3737: 3732: 3730:Writer's voice 3727: 3721: 3719: 3715: 3714: 3712: 3711: 3706: 3701: 3696: 3691: 3686: 3681: 3680: 3679: 3668: 3666: 3662: 3661: 3659: 3658: 3653: 3648: 3643: 3638: 3632: 3630: 3623: 3622: 3620: 3619: 3617:Writer's block 3614: 3609: 3604: 3599: 3594: 3589: 3583: 3581: 3580:General topics 3577: 3576: 3569: 3568: 3561: 3554: 3546: 3537: 3536: 3534: 3533: 3531:Verisimilitude 3528: 3523: 3518: 3513: 3512: 3511: 3501: 3496: 3495: 3494: 3484: 3479: 3474: 3469: 3464: 3459: 3458: 3457: 3447: 3446: 3445: 3436: 3434:Parallel novel 3431: 3430: 3429: 3424: 3419: 3404: 3398: 3396: 3392: 3391: 3389: 3388: 3383: 3378: 3372: 3370: 3364: 3363: 3361: 3360: 3355: 3350: 3345: 3344: 3343: 3338: 3333: 3323: 3318: 3313: 3307: 3305: 3299: 3298: 3296: 3295: 3294: 3293: 3288: 3278: 3277: 3276: 3271: 3266: 3261: 3256: 3255: 3254: 3249: 3248: 3247: 3242: 3237: 3227: 3222: 3217: 3216: 3215: 3205: 3195: 3190: 3185: 3184: 3183: 3178: 3168: 3163: 3158: 3153: 3148: 3143: 3138: 3133: 3128: 3123: 3118: 3113: 3108: 3103: 3098: 3093: 3088: 3083: 3078: 3076:Action fiction 3068: 3063: 3057: 3055: 3043: 3042: 3040: 3039: 3034: 3029: 3024: 3019: 3014: 3013: 3012: 3002: 2997: 2992: 2991: 2990: 2985: 2980: 2975: 2970: 2960: 2955: 2948: 2942: 2940: 2934: 2933: 2931: 2930: 2925: 2920: 2919: 2918: 2913: 2903: 2898: 2897: 2896: 2891: 2886: 2877: 2872: 2858: 2857: 2856: 2851: 2840: 2838: 2832: 2831: 2829: 2828: 2823: 2818: 2813: 2808: 2803: 2802: 2801: 2791: 2786: 2781: 2776: 2771: 2766: 2761: 2756: 2751: 2745: 2743: 2737: 2736: 2734: 2733: 2728: 2723: 2722: 2721: 2716: 2706: 2701: 2696: 2691: 2686: 2680: 2678: 2672: 2671: 2669: 2668: 2663: 2658: 2657: 2656: 2655: 2654: 2644: 2639: 2629: 2624: 2619: 2614: 2609: 2603: 2601: 2595: 2594: 2592: 2591: 2586: 2581: 2576: 2571: 2566: 2561: 2556: 2554:Self-insertion 2551: 2546: 2541: 2539:Poetic justice 2536: 2531: 2526: 2521: 2516: 2509: 2502: 2497: 2492: 2487: 2482: 2477: 2472: 2467: 2460: 2455: 2450: 2445: 2440: 2439: 2438: 2428: 2423: 2415: 2413: 2407: 2406: 2404: 2403: 2398: 2393: 2388: 2383: 2378: 2373: 2368: 2363: 2362: 2361: 2356: 2351: 2341: 2334: 2329: 2324: 2319: 2314: 2309: 2304: 2299: 2297:Character flaw 2294: 2289: 2284: 2278: 2276: 2270: 2269: 2262: 2261: 2254: 2247: 2239: 2233: 2232: 2218: 2215: 2213: 2212: 2191: 2182: 2169: 2125: 2118: 2109:Roland Barthes 2098: 2073: 2048: 2041: 2021: 2014: 1988: 1977:YourDictionary 1964: 1961:Webster (1969) 1953: 1940: 1916: 1891: 1872:(3): 213–232. 1852: 1845: 1826: 1824: 1821: 1820: 1819: 1812: 1809: 1806: 1805: 1792: 1785: 1779: 1778: 1772: 1769: 1763: 1762: 1741: 1734: 1728: 1727: 1724: 1721: 1714: 1711: 1708: 1707: 1700: 1693: 1687: 1686: 1683: 1680: 1674: 1673: 1668: 1659:section under 1648: 1642: 1641: 1638: 1635: 1628: 1625: 1622: 1621: 1612: 1609: 1603: 1602: 1599: 1596: 1594:Understatement 1590: 1589: 1585: 1578: 1576:Sensory detail 1572: 1571: 1562:Jonathan Swift 1550:An example is 1548: 1545: 1539: 1538: 1525: 1522: 1516: 1515: 1496: 1493: 1487: 1486: 1477: 1474: 1468: 1467: 1460: 1453: 1447: 1446: 1443:Cthulhu Mythos 1431: 1428: 1422: 1421: 1414: 1411: 1405: 1404: 1397: 1394: 1388: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1375: 1374: 1371: 1365: 1359: 1358: 1355: 1348: 1342: 1341: 1338: 1331: 1325: 1324: 1320:Arabian Nights 1315: 1308: 1302: 1301: 1297: 1291: 1285: 1284: 1281: 1278: 1272: 1271: 1264: 1253: 1247: 1246: 1242:Arabian Nights 1237: 1234: 1230: 1229: 1226:Bertolt Brecht 1222: 1219: 1213: 1212: 1209:Alexander Pope 1199: 1188: 1182: 1181: 1178: 1175: 1169: 1168: 1161: 1158: 1152: 1151: 1148: 1145: 1139: 1138: 1134: 1131: 1125: 1124: 1119:V for Vendetta 1114: 1111: 1105: 1104: 1093:C. S. Lewis's 1091: 1088: 1082: 1081: 1078: 1075: 1062: 1059: 1056: 1055: 1041: 1037: 1031: 1030: 1023:An example is 1021: 1010: 1004: 1003: 991: 988: 982: 981: 970:Roberto Bolano 958: 950: 944: 943: 940:Salman Rushdie 928:Latin American 924: 917: 911: 910: 886: 882: 876: 875: 858: 854: 848: 847: 833:House of Cards 821: 817: 810: 809: 800: 793: 787: 786: 750: 746: 742: 741: 738: 735: 728: 725: 722: 721: 706:An example is 704: 701: 695: 694: 669: 666: 660: 659: 648: 641: 640:(Hypodiegesis) 632: 631: 607: 604: 598: 597: 594: 591: 585: 584: 575: 572: 566: 565: 555:Wile E. Coyote 552: 549: 547:Poetic justice 543: 542: 534:Arabian Nights 529: 522: 516: 515: 507: 500: 494: 493: 490: 487: 481: 480: 477: 474: 472:Narrative hook 468: 467: 448: 445: 437: 436: 394:Arabian Nights 377: 374: 364: 363: 359: 349: 343: 342: 327: 323: 322:(or prolepsis) 316: 315: 310:Arabian Nights 303:The story of " 301: 298: 297:(or analepsis) 291: 290: 280:At the end of 278: 263: 257: 256: 241: 238: 232: 231: 228: 225: 219: 218: 208: 205: 199: 198: 195: 192: 185: 182: 179: 178: 111: 108: 102: 101: 98: 95: 88: 85: 49:narrative mode 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3875: 3864: 3861: 3859: 3856: 3854: 3851: 3849: 3846: 3845: 3843: 3828: 3825: 3823: 3820: 3818: 3815: 3814: 3812: 3808: 3802: 3799: 3797: 3794: 3792: 3789: 3787: 3784: 3782: 3779: 3777: 3774: 3772: 3769: 3768: 3766: 3762: 3756: 3753: 3751: 3748: 3746: 3743: 3741: 3738: 3736: 3733: 3731: 3728: 3726: 3725:Writing style 3723: 3722: 3720: 3716: 3710: 3707: 3705: 3702: 3700: 3697: 3695: 3692: 3690: 3687: 3685: 3682: 3678: 3675: 3674: 3673: 3670: 3669: 3667: 3663: 3657: 3654: 3652: 3649: 3647: 3644: 3642: 3639: 3637: 3634: 3633: 3631: 3628: 3624: 3618: 3615: 3613: 3610: 3608: 3605: 3603: 3600: 3598: 3595: 3593: 3590: 3588: 3585: 3584: 3582: 3578: 3574: 3567: 3562: 3560: 3555: 3553: 3548: 3547: 3544: 3532: 3529: 3527: 3524: 3522: 3519: 3517: 3516:Screenwriting 3514: 3510: 3507: 3506: 3505: 3502: 3500: 3497: 3493: 3490: 3489: 3488: 3485: 3483: 3480: 3478: 3475: 3473: 3470: 3468: 3465: 3463: 3460: 3456: 3453: 3452: 3451: 3448: 3444: 3440: 3437: 3435: 3432: 3428: 3425: 3423: 3420: 3418: 3415: 3414: 3413: 3410: 3409: 3408: 3405: 3403: 3400: 3399: 3397: 3393: 3387: 3384: 3382: 3379: 3377: 3374: 3373: 3371: 3369: 3365: 3359: 3356: 3354: 3351: 3349: 3346: 3342: 3339: 3337: 3334: 3332: 3329: 3328: 3327: 3324: 3322: 3321:Second-person 3319: 3317: 3314: 3312: 3309: 3308: 3306: 3304: 3300: 3292: 3289: 3287: 3284: 3283: 3282: 3279: 3275: 3272: 3270: 3267: 3265: 3262: 3260: 3257: 3253: 3250: 3246: 3243: 3241: 3238: 3236: 3233: 3232: 3231: 3228: 3226: 3225:Magic realism 3223: 3221: 3218: 3214: 3211: 3210: 3209: 3206: 3204: 3201: 3200: 3199: 3196: 3194: 3191: 3189: 3186: 3182: 3179: 3177: 3174: 3173: 3172: 3169: 3167: 3164: 3162: 3159: 3157: 3156:Psychological 3154: 3152: 3149: 3147: 3144: 3142: 3139: 3137: 3136:Philosophical 3134: 3132: 3129: 3127: 3124: 3122: 3119: 3117: 3114: 3112: 3109: 3107: 3104: 3102: 3099: 3097: 3094: 3092: 3089: 3087: 3084: 3082: 3079: 3077: 3074: 3073: 3072: 3069: 3067: 3064: 3062: 3061:Autobiography 3059: 3058: 3056: 3053: 3048: 3044: 3038: 3035: 3033: 3030: 3028: 3025: 3023: 3020: 3018: 3015: 3011: 3008: 3007: 3006: 3003: 3001: 3000:Narrative art 2998: 2996: 2993: 2989: 2986: 2984: 2981: 2979: 2976: 2974: 2971: 2969: 2966: 2965: 2964: 2961: 2959: 2958:Flash fiction 2956: 2954: 2953: 2949: 2947: 2944: 2943: 2941: 2939: 2935: 2929: 2926: 2924: 2921: 2917: 2914: 2912: 2909: 2908: 2907: 2904: 2902: 2899: 2895: 2892: 2890: 2887: 2885: 2881: 2878: 2876: 2873: 2871: 2867: 2864: 2863: 2862: 2859: 2855: 2852: 2850: 2849:Act structure 2847: 2846: 2845: 2842: 2841: 2839: 2837: 2833: 2827: 2824: 2822: 2819: 2817: 2814: 2812: 2809: 2807: 2804: 2800: 2797: 2796: 2795: 2792: 2790: 2787: 2785: 2782: 2780: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2770: 2767: 2765: 2762: 2760: 2757: 2755: 2752: 2750: 2747: 2746: 2744: 2742: 2738: 2732: 2729: 2727: 2724: 2720: 2717: 2715: 2712: 2711: 2710: 2707: 2705: 2702: 2700: 2697: 2695: 2692: 2690: 2687: 2685: 2682: 2681: 2679: 2677: 2673: 2667: 2666:Worldbuilding 2664: 2662: 2659: 2653: 2650: 2649: 2648: 2645: 2643: 2640: 2638: 2635: 2634: 2633: 2630: 2628: 2625: 2623: 2620: 2618: 2615: 2613: 2610: 2608: 2605: 2604: 2602: 2600: 2596: 2590: 2587: 2585: 2582: 2580: 2577: 2575: 2572: 2570: 2567: 2565: 2562: 2560: 2557: 2555: 2552: 2550: 2547: 2545: 2542: 2540: 2537: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2527: 2525: 2522: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2514: 2513:Kishƍtenketsu 2510: 2508: 2507: 2506:In medias res 2503: 2501: 2498: 2496: 2493: 2491: 2488: 2486: 2485:Foreshadowing 2483: 2481: 2480:Eucatastrophe 2478: 2476: 2473: 2471: 2468: 2466: 2465: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2454: 2451: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2443:Chekhov's gun 2441: 2437: 2434: 2433: 2432: 2429: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2421: 2417: 2416: 2414: 2412: 2408: 2402: 2399: 2397: 2394: 2392: 2389: 2387: 2384: 2382: 2379: 2377: 2374: 2372: 2369: 2367: 2364: 2360: 2357: 2355: 2352: 2350: 2347: 2346: 2345: 2342: 2340: 2339: 2335: 2333: 2332:Gothic double 2330: 2328: 2325: 2323: 2320: 2318: 2315: 2313: 2312:Deuteragonist 2310: 2308: 2305: 2303: 2300: 2298: 2295: 2293: 2292:Character arc 2290: 2288: 2285: 2283: 2280: 2279: 2277: 2275: 2271: 2267: 2260: 2255: 2253: 2248: 2246: 2241: 2240: 2237: 2229: 2225: 2221: 2220: 2201: 2195: 2186: 2179: 2173: 2166: 2162: 2158: 2154: 2150: 2146: 2142: 2141: 2136: 2129: 2121: 2119:1-134-50341-5 2115: 2111: 2110: 2102: 2087: 2083: 2077: 2063: 2059: 2052: 2044: 2038: 2034: 2033: 2025: 2017: 2011: 2007: 2002: 2001: 1992: 1978: 1974: 1968: 1962: 1957: 1950: 1944: 1930: 1926: 1920: 1906: 1902: 1895: 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Index

Literary device
fiction
narrative
using a commentary
poetic
assonance
metre
rhyme scheme
narrative elements
Setting
Ulysses
Dublin
Ireland
Sandycove
Howth Head
Dublin
Homer's
Odyssey
Leopold Bloom
7 Eccles Street
Ithaca
Tayeb Salih
Season of Migration to the North
London, England
Backstory
The Lord of the Rings
Chekhov's gun
Cliffhanger
Dexter
Breaking Bad

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