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Analyzing Novels & Short Stories
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The driving force behind stories, both major and minoir ones. Authors use them to broadcast their most important messages.
Characters
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The use of an object or action to mean something more than its literal meaning.
Symbolism
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The high point of action, when the conflict or problem could either be resolved or cause a character's downfall.
Climax
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This is "when" and "where" the story takes place.
Setting
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A kind of irony where an author says one thing and means the other.
Verbal irony
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This pertains to the author's background and other works.
Context
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The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the literary work.
Foreshadowing
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An implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant.
Irony
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The patterns that story lines usually follow.
Plot
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An indirect reference to another artistic work or person, event, or place (real or fictitious).
Allusion
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The conflict or problem is solved and normalcy or a new order is restored.
Resolution
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A character used to contrast a second, usually more prominent character in order to highlight certain qualities of the more prominent character.
Foil
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A kind of irony where there is a discrepancy between the expected result and actual result.
Situational irony
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The plot hinges on some major problem, often a conflict between characters or an obstacle that must be overcome.
Main Problem (Conflict)
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Big ideas that authors comment on throughout a work.
Themes
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A kind of irony presented when the audience perceives something that the characters don't know.
Dramatic irony
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