FICTION

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this is created in the imagination of its author

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FICTION

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in this, the author invents the story and makes up the characters, the plot or storyline, the dialogue and sometimes even the setting

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FICTION

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a literary genre in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people

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FICTION

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according to LEO TOLSTOY, this is a lie told to tell the truth

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ART (FICTION)

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although this is largely imaginary, a mere product of an author’s imagination, with characters who never really existed, events that never took place and situations and places invented by the author; it is none the less not totally divorced from truth

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FICTION

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6 ELEMENTS OF FICTION

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CHARACTERIZATION
PLOT
POINT-OF-VIEW
SETTING
THEME
STYLE

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an element of fiction; the ways individual characters are represented by the narrator or author of a test

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CHARACTERIZATION

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an element of fiction; this includes descriptions of the characters’ physical appearances, personalities, actions, interactions, and dialogue

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CHARACTERIZATION

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an element of fiction; the sequence of events that occur through a work to produce a coherent narrative or story

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PLOT

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an element of fiction; the perspective (visual, interpretive, bias, etc.) a text takes when presenting its plot and narrative

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POINT-OF-VIEW

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an element of fiction; the physical location (real or invented) and the social environment of the story (including chronology, culture, institutions, etc.)

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SETTING

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an element of fiction; time, place and atmosphere create the mood for a fictional story and situates it into a context

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SETTING

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an element of fiction; this may be defined as “a salient abstract idea that emerges from a literary work’s treatment of its subject-matter; or a topic recurring in a number or literary works” (Baldick, 258)

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THEME

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an element of fiction; in literature, these tend to differ depending on author, time period, genre, style, purpose, etc. It is the universal truth about life expressed in a story

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THEME

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an element of fiction; the way an author uses language to convey his or her ideas and purpose in writing

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STYLE

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an element of fiction; this includes an author’s diction, syntax, tone, characters, and other narrative techniques

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STYLE

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an element of fiction; this can also be associated to the genre or mode of writing the author adopts, such as in the case of a satire or elegy with would adopt a satirical or elegiac style of writing

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STYLE

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4 ELEMENTS OF FICTION:

CLASSIFYING CHARACTERS

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MAJOR CHARACTERS
MINOR CHARACTERS
PROTAGONIST
ANTAGONIST

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an element of fiction in classifying characters;

characters that are central to a story

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MAJOR CHARACTERS

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an element of fiction in classifying characters;

characters that support the major characters throughout the story’s action, but they are not as highly developed

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MINOR CHARACTERS

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an element of fiction in classifying characters;

this is a story’s central character who faces a major conflict that must be solved before the story’s end

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PROTAGONIST

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an element of fiction in classifying characters;

this character is often positioned as “good” or the character with whom readers are expected to identify

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PROTAGONIST

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an element of fiction in classifying characters;
this character opposes the protagonist and serves as an obstacle that the protagonist must overcome to resolve the conflict

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ANTAGONIST

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4 ELEMENTS OF FICTION:

TERMS FOR INTERPRETING CHARACTERS

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ANTI-HERO
ARCHETYPE
EPITHET
PERSONIFICATION

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting characters); | a protagonist of a story who embodies none of the qualities typically assigned to traditional heroes and heroines

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ANTI-HERO

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting characters); not to be confused with the antagonist of a story, this is a protagonist whose failings are typically used to humanize him or her and convey a message about the reality of human existence

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ANTI-HERO

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting characters); “a resonant figure or mythic importance, whether a personality, place, or situation, found in diverse cultures and different historical periods” (Mickics, 24)

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ARCHETYPE

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting characters); these characters tend to reference broader or commonplace (often termed “stock”) character types, plot points, and literary conventions

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ARCHETYPE

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting characters); paying attention to these can help readers identify what an author may posit as “universal truths” about life, society, human interaction, etc. based on what other authors or participants in a culture may have said about them

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ARCHETYPE

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting characters); “an adjective, noun, or phase expressing some characteristic quality of a thing or person or a descriptive name applied to a person, as Richard the Lion-Hearted” (Taafe, 58)

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EPITHET

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting characters); this usually indicates some notable quality about the individual with whom it addresses, but it can also be used ironically to emphasize qualities that individual might actually lack

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EPITHET

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting characters); | this is the use of a person to represent a concept, quality, or object

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PERSONIFICATION

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting characters); this can also refer to “a person who is considered a representative type of a particular quality or concept” (Taafe, 120)

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PERSONIFICATION

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4 ELEMENTS OF FICTION: | TERMS FOR INTERPRETING PLOT

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FREYTAG'S PLOT PYRAMID DEUS EX MACHINA IN MEDIA RES FRAME NARRATIVE

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting plot); | the structure of a dramatic work such as a play or film, from its inciting incident to its resolution

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FREYTAG'S PLOT PYRAMID

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7 stages of the FREYTAG'S PLOT PYRAMID

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``` exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, denouement ```

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DEUS EX MACHINA means what in Latin?

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"god from the machine"

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in LATIN, the ‘god from the machine’ means what?

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DEUS EX MACHINA

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting plot); | a deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in the action

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DEUS EX MACHINA

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting plot); | any character, event, or device suddenly introduce to resolve the conflict” (Taafe, 43)

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DEUS EX MACHINA

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting plot); | beginning in “the middle of things,” or when an author begins a text in the midst of action

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IN MEDIA RES

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting plot); this often functions as a way to both incorporate the reader directly into the narrative and secure his or her interest in the narrative that follows

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IN MEDIA RES

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting plot); | a story that an author encloses around the central narrative in order to provide background information and context

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FRAME NARRATIVE

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting plot); | this is typically referred to as a “story within a story” or a “tale within a tale”

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FRAME NARRATIVE

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an element of fiction (term for interpreting plot); | these are stories usually located in a distinct place and time from the narratives they surround

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FRAME NARRATIVE

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3 ELEMENTS OF FICTION: | TYPES OF NARRATIVE (POINT OF VIEW)

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FIRST PERSON SECOND PERSON THIRD PERSON

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an element of fiction (types of narrative/pov); a story told from the perspective of one or several characters, each of whom typically uses the word “I.” This means that readers “see” or experience events in the story through the narrator’s eyes

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FIRST PERSON

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an element of fiction (types of narrative/pov); | a narrative perspective that typically addresses that audience using “you”

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SECOND PERSON

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an element of fiction (types of narrative/pov); | this mode can help authors address readers and invest them in the story

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SECOND PERSON

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an element of fiction (types of narrative/pov); | a narrative told from the perspective of an outside figure who does not participate directly in the events of a story

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THIRD PERSON

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an element of fiction (types of narrative/pov); | this mode uses “he,” “she,” and “it” to describe events and characters

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THIRD PERSON

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3 SUBCATEGORIES OF THE THIRD PERSON POV

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OBJECTIVE THIRD PERSON LIMITED THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT THIRD PERSON

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the third person pov in which the narrator knows or reveals nothing about the characters' internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations, but sticks to the external facts of the story

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OBJECTIVE THIRD PERSON

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the third person pov in which the narrator describes the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of one character, usually the main character

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LIMITED THIRD PERSON

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the third person pov in which the narrator knows and at least partially reveals the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of all the characters

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OMNISCIENT THIRD PERSON

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4 ELEMENTS OF FICTION: | TERMS FOR INTERPRETING AUTHORIAL VOICE

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APOLOGY IRONY SATIRE STREAM-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS

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an element of fiction (terms for interpreting authorial voice); this is often at the beginning or conclusion of a text, the term “apology” refers to an instance in which the author or narrator justifies his or her goals in producing the text

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APOLOGY

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an element of fiction (terms for interpreting authorial voice); this typically refers to saying one thing and meaning the opposite, often to shock audiences and emphasize the importance of the truth

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IRONY

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an element of fiction (terms for interpreting authorial voice); a style of writing that mocks, ridicules, or pokes fun at a person, belief, or group of people in order to challenge them

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SATIRE

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an element of fiction (terms for interpreting authorial voice); often, texts employing this use sarcasm, irony, or exaggeration to assert their perspective

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SATIRE

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an element of fiction (terms for interpreting authorial voice); a mode of writing in which the author traces his or her thoughts verbatim into the text

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STREAM-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS

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an element of fiction (terms for interpreting authorial voice); typically, this style offers a representation of the author’s exact thoughts throughout the writing process and can be used to convey a variety of different emotions or as a form of pre-writing

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STREAM-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS

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important terms: | these are spoken exchanges between characters in a dramatic or literary work, usually between two or more speakers

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DIALOGUE

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important terms: | this is an object or element incorporated into a narrative to represent another concept or concern

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SYMBOL/ISM

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important terms: these typically recur throughout a narrative and offer critical, though often overlooked, information about events, characters, and the author’s primary concerns in telling the story

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SYMBOL/ISM

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important terms: | this is the way of communicating information (in writing, images, or sound) that conveys an attitude

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TONE

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authors convey these through a combination of word-choice, imagery, perspective, style, and subject matter

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TONE

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important terms: | by adopting a specific ____, authors can help readers accurately interpret meaning in a text

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TONE

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important terms: this refers to an author’s use of vivid descriptions “that evoke sense-impressions by literal or figurative reference to perceptible or ‘concrete’ objects, scenes, actions, or states” (Baldick, 121)

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IMAGERY

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important terms: this can refer to the literal landscape or characters described in a narrative or the theoretical concepts an author employs

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IMAGERY

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important terms: | this refers to a kind of literary text

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GENRE

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important terms: | texts frequently draw elements from multiple ____s to create dynamic narratives

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GENRE

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important terms: ALASTAIR FOWLER uses the following elements to define these such as organizational features (chapters, acts, scenes, stanzas), length, mood, writing style, the reader’s role, and the author’s reason for writing (Mickics, 132-3)

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GENRE

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important terms: this literary mode attempts to convert abstract concepts, values, beliefs, or historical events into characters or other tangible elements in a narrative

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ALLEGORY

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important terms: this is a literary text that references, incorporates, or responds to an earlier piece including literature, art, music, film, event, etc.

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ALLUSION

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important terms: according to BALDICK, “the technique of ______ is an economical means of calling upon the history or the literary tradition that author and reader are assumed to share” (7)

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ALLUSION

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important terms: a narrative work or writing style that mocks or mimics another genre or work and emphasize/exaggerate elements from the original work in order to ridicule, comment on, or criticize their message

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PARODY

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which person uses the following elements to define these such as organizational features (chapters, acts, scenes, stanzas), length, mood, writing style, the reader’s role, and the author’s reason for writing (Mickics, 132-3)

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ALASTAIR FOWLER