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| biography written about self |
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a topic + proposition about that topic
a unifying elements that is recurrent in a literary work - "guy gets girl theme" |
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| the viewpoint from which the narrator tells the story.In most cases, its 1st or3rd person. |
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| told in a first person tone of voice usually containing words like "I" |
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| representation of an event or series of events in time |
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| pieces of text around the main text - like preface, or about the author sections. |
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plots that persist throughout
Ex: Cinderella, Hartio Alger, |
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counteracting the masterplot
Ex: "Can't attain the american dream, its too hard" or "Cant afford med school, too expensive" |
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| an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
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