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Literaryठ⃚Elementsठ⃚andठ⃚Techniquesठ⃚

Aठ⃚literaryठ⃚elementठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚componentsठ⃚ofठ⃚aठ⃚literaryठ⃚workठ⃚(character,ठ⃚setting,ठ⃚plot,ठ⃚theme,ठ⃚frame,ठ⃚
exposition,ठ⃚ending/denouement,ठ⃚motif,ठ⃚titling,ठ⃚narrativeठ⃚pointૐ퀐ofૐ퀐view).ठ⃚ठ⃚Theseठ⃚areठ⃚technicalठ⃚termsठ⃚forठ⃚
theठ⃚<what=ठ⃚ofठ⃚aठ⃚work.ठ⃚
Aठ⃚literaryठ⃚deviceठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚aठ⃚literaryठ⃚techniqueठ⃚employedठ⃚byठ⃚theठ⃚authorठ⃚toठ⃚produceठ⃚anठ⃚effectठ⃚(tone,ठ⃚irony,ठ⃚
figurativeठ⃚language,ठ⃚symbolism,ठ⃚foreshadowing).ठ⃚ठ⃚Youठ⃚don9tठ⃚needठ⃚toठ⃚knowठ⃚theठ⃚differenceठ⃚betweenठ⃚theठ⃚
two.ठ⃚

Termठ⃚ठ⃚ Definitionठ⃚ Someठ⃚examplesठ⃚ofठ⃚whatठ⃚itठ⃚looksठ⃚likeठ⃚inठ⃚aठ⃚sentenceठ⃚orठ⃚twoठ⃚ Settingठ⃚ &ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚timeठ⃚periods,ठ⃚geographicठ⃚locations,ठ⃚culturalठ⃚ contexts,ठ⃚immediateठ⃚surroundings,ठ⃚weather,ठ⃚timesठ⃚ofठ⃚ day,ठ⃚orठ⃚timesठ⃚ofठ⃚yearठ⃚employedठ⃚inठ⃚theठ⃚story.ठ⃚ठ⃚Aठ⃚settingठ⃚ canठ⃚beठ⃚usedठ⃚toठ⃚createठ⃚aठ⃚mood,ठ⃚asठ⃚anठ⃚integralठ⃚partठ⃚ofठ⃚ theठ⃚plotठ⃚(creatingठ⃚aठ⃚conflict,ठ⃚etc.),ठ⃚toठ⃚bringठ⃚outठ⃚certainठ⃚ aspectsठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚characters,ठ⃚andठ⃚canठ⃚alsoठ⃚beठ⃚usedठ⃚ figurativelyठ⃚orठ⃚symbolicallyठ⃚toठ⃚hintठ⃚atठ⃚theठ⃚story9sठ⃚themeठ⃚ orठ⃚reflectठ⃚anठ⃚interiorठ⃚stateठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚characters.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚

*ठ⃚Theठ⃚storyठ⃚isठ⃚setठ⃚in&ठ⃚theठ⃚settingठ⃚ofठ⃚(Storyठ⃚title)ठ⃚evokesठ⃚ <Inठ⃚theठ⃚Landठ⃚ofठ⃚Men=ठ⃚isठ⃚setठ⃚overठ⃚twoठ⃚brutallyठ⃚coldठ⃚winterठ⃚eveningsठ⃚inठ⃚Chicago.ठ⃚ठ⃚ Theठ⃚settingठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚storyठ⃚evokesठ⃚aठ⃚feelingठ⃚ofठ⃚despairठ⃚andठ⃚isolation.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚ *ठ⃚Oneठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚mostठ⃚interestingठ⃚aspectsठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚(Storyठ⃚title9s)ठ⃚settingठ⃚is&ठ⃚Thisठ⃚ shows&ठ⃚ Oneठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚mostठ⃚interestingठ⃚aspectsठ⃚ofठ⃚<Inठ⃚theठ⃚Landठ⃚ofठ⃚Men9s=ठ⃚settingठ⃚isठ⃚thatठ⃚ theठ⃚temperatureठ⃚isठ⃚describedठ⃚asठ⃚beingठ⃚exactlyठ⃚theठ⃚sameठ⃚onठ⃚theठ⃚nightठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚ narrator9sठ⃚rapeठ⃚andठ⃚onठ⃚theठ⃚nightठ⃚herठ⃚brother9sठ⃚kidnapठ⃚herठ⃚attacker.ठ⃚ठ⃚Thisठ⃚ shows&ठ⃚ठ⃚ ठ⃚ *ठ⃚Theठ⃚story9sठ⃚setting,ठ⃚whichठ⃚______ठ⃚,ठ⃚isठ⃚clearlyठ⃚usedठ⃚byठ⃚(authorठ⃚name)ठ⃚to&ठ⃚ <Inठ⃚theठ⃚Landठ⃚ofठ⃚Men9s=ठ⃚setting,ठ⃚whichठ⃚isठ⃚aठ⃚cold,ठ⃚darkठ⃚nightठ⃚inठ⃚winter,ठ⃚isठ⃚clearlyठ⃚ usedठ⃚byठ⃚Antonyaठ⃚Nelsonठ⃚toठ⃚showठ⃚theठ⃚internalठ⃚stateठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚mainठ⃚character.ठ⃚ठ⃚ Toneठ⃚ठ⃚ &ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚theठ⃚attitudeठ⃚theठ⃚workठ⃚takesठ⃚towardठ⃚theठ⃚ audienceठ⃚andठ⃚subject.ठ⃚ठ⃚Aठ⃚work9sठ⃚toneठ⃚canठ⃚beठ⃚playful,ठ⃚ serious,ठ⃚upbeat,ठ⃚detached,ठ⃚ironic,ठ⃚intimate,ठ⃚haughty,ठ⃚ objectiveठ⃚andठ⃚anyठ⃚otherठ⃚numberठ⃚ofठ⃚greatठ⃚adjectivesठ⃚ usedठ⃚toठ⃚describeठ⃚anठ⃚attitudeठ⃚towardठ⃚something.ठ⃚ठ⃚

*ठ⃚Theठ⃚toneठ⃚ofठ⃚(workठ⃚title),ठ⃚whichठ⃚canठ⃚beठ⃚bestठ⃚describedठ⃚as&.ठ⃚,ठ⃚implies&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ (Titleठ⃚ofठ⃚work9s)ठ⃚toneठ⃚shiftsठ⃚overठ⃚theठ⃚courseठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚storyठ⃚fromठ⃚ठ⃚ toठ⃚,ठ⃚suggestingठ⃚that&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ (Work9s)ठ⃚toneठ⃚isठ⃚notableठ⃚because&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ 2.ठ⃚(Work)ठ⃚ठ⃚hasठ⃚aठ⃚distinctlyठ⃚_________________________ठ⃚tone,ठ⃚like&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Theठ⃚toneठ⃚evokedठ⃚byठ⃚(work)ठ⃚ठ⃚isठ⃚____________ठ⃚andठ⃚______,ठ⃚sortठ⃚ofठ⃚ likeठ⃚_________________________________ठ⃚ ________________________________________.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚ Expositionठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚

..ठ⃚toठ⃚theठ⃚backgroundठ⃚plotठ⃚information.ठ⃚ठ⃚ Expositionठ⃚canठ⃚beठ⃚deliberatelyठ⃚withૐ퀐heldठ⃚and/orठ⃚ dumpedठ⃚earlyठ⃚inठ⃚theठ⃚story.ठ⃚ठ⃚Theठ⃚expositionठ⃚canठ⃚occurठ⃚ throughठ⃚dialogue,ठ⃚theठ⃚narration,ठ⃚and/orठ⃚interૐ퀐 chapters.ठ⃚ठ⃚Anठ⃚author9sठ⃚modeठ⃚ofठ⃚expositionठ⃚oftenठ⃚tellsठ⃚ usठ⃚somethingठ⃚aboutठ⃚his/herठ⃚projectठ⃚inठ⃚aठ⃚bookठ⃚andठ⃚howठ⃚ we,ठ⃚asठ⃚anठ⃚audience,ठ⃚areठ⃚invitedठ⃚intoठ⃚theठ⃚worldठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚ book.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚

(Work9s)ठ⃚expositionठ⃚happensठ⃚primarilyठ⃚through&ठ⃚ठ⃚,ठ⃚perhapsठ⃚to&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Theठ⃚expositionठ⃚inठ⃚(work)ठ⃚isठ⃚notable/interestingठ⃚because&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚

Narrativeठ⃚ perspectiveठ⃚/ठ⃚ pointૐ퀐ofૐ퀐viewठ⃚

&ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚theठ⃚pointૐ퀐ofૐ퀐viewठ⃚fromठ⃚whichठ⃚theठ⃚storyठ⃚isठ⃚ narrated.ठ⃚ठ⃚Theठ⃚storyठ⃚canठ⃚beठ⃚fromठ⃚theठ⃚firstठ⃚personठ⃚pointૐ퀐 ofૐ퀐viewठ⃚(<Iठ⃚saw&=)ठ⃚orठ⃚theठ⃚thirdठ⃚personठ⃚pointૐ퀐ofૐ퀐viewठ⃚ (<heठ⃚saw=).ठ⃚ठ⃚Notably,ठ⃚thereठ⃚areठ⃚someठ⃚importantठ⃚ variationsठ⃚onठ⃚bothठ⃚ofठ⃚theseठ⃚majorठ⃚pointsૐ퀐ofૐ퀐view:ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Firstठ⃚personठ⃚protagonistठ⃚3ठ⃚theठ⃚personठ⃚tellingठ⃚theठ⃚storyठ⃚ isठ⃚alsoठ⃚theठ⃚mainठ⃚characterठ⃚ Firstठ⃚personठ⃚observerठ⃚3ठ⃚theठ⃚personठ⃚tellingठ⃚theठ⃚storyठ⃚isठ⃚aठ⃚ secondaryठ⃚characterठ⃚inठ⃚theठ⃚story.ठ⃚ठ⃚ ठ⃚

(Authorठ⃚lastठ⃚name)ठ⃚chooseठ⃚toठ⃚writeठ⃚theठ⃚storyठ⃚fromठ⃚theठ⃚_________________ठ⃚ pointૐ퀐ofૐ퀐viewठ⃚whichठ⃚hasठ⃚theठ⃚effectठ⃚of&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Theठ⃚_______________ठ⃚pointૐ퀐ofૐ퀐viewठ⃚underscores/highlights/enhances/ठ⃚ Intimates/suggests/creates/&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Theठ⃚mostठ⃚interestingठ⃚partठ⃚aboutठ⃚(theठ⃚Work9s)ठ⃚_______________ठ⃚narrativeठ⃚ pointૐ퀐ofૐ퀐viewठ⃚is&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚

Thirdठ⃚personठ⃚limitedठ⃚3ठ⃚theठ⃚narrativeठ⃚followsठ⃚aroundठ⃚ oneठ⃚characterठ⃚primarilyठ⃚andठ⃚hasठ⃚accessठ⃚toठ⃚his/herठ⃚ thoughts.ठ⃚ठ⃚Thisठ⃚narrativeठ⃚perspectiveठ⃚alsoठ⃚describesठ⃚ thingsठ⃚happeningठ⃚aroundठ⃚him/her.ठ⃚ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Thirdठ⃚personठ⃚omniscientठ⃚3ठ⃚hasठ⃚accessठ⃚toठ⃚multipleठ⃚ character9sठ⃚thoughtsठ⃚andठ⃚actions.ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Thirdठ⃚personठ⃚objectiveठ⃚3ठ⃚describesठ⃚onlyठ⃚theठ⃚actionsठ⃚ofठ⃚ theठ⃚characters.ठ⃚ठ⃚Weठ⃚seeठ⃚theठ⃚actionsठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚bookठ⃚almostठ⃚ asठ⃚ifठ⃚onठ⃚aठ⃚stageठ⃚withठ⃚noठ⃚accessठ⃚orठ⃚limitedठ⃚accessठ⃚toठ⃚ character9sठ⃚thoughts.ठ⃚ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Note:ठ⃚textsठ⃚canठ⃚switchठ⃚betweenठ⃚differentठ⃚pointsૐ퀐ofૐ퀐 viewठ⃚ Motifठ⃚ &ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚aठ⃚seriesठ⃚ofठ⃚reoccurringठ⃚detailsठ⃚thatठ⃚haveठ⃚ symbolicठ⃚importanceठ⃚inठ⃚theठ⃚story.ठ⃚ठ⃚(e.ठ⃚theठ⃚fireठ⃚motifठ⃚ orठ⃚theठ⃚motifठ⃚ofठ⃚masksठ⃚andठ⃚marksठ⃚inठ⃚Lordठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚Flies).ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚

Theठ⃚motifठ⃚ofठ⃚_________________,ठ⃚firstठ⃚establishedठ⃚withठ⃚theठ⃚detailठ⃚ofठ⃚ _.ठ⃚ठ⃚ inठ⃚theठ⃚endठ⃚suggests&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Oneठ⃚prominentठ⃚motifठ⃚inठ⃚(work)ठ⃚is;ठ⃚ thisठ⃚motifठ⃚isठ⃚significant/notable/remarkable/interestingठ⃚because&ठ⃚ Imageठ⃚ &refersठ⃚toठ⃚aठ⃚descriptionठ⃚ofठ⃚somethingठ⃚toठ⃚beठ⃚seen,ठ⃚hear,ठ⃚ smelled,ठ⃚orठ⃚touched.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚

Oneठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚mostठ⃚compelling/strange/ironic/paradoxical/ठ⃚ठ⃚ stirring/ambiguous/revealingठ⃚imagesठ⃚inठ⃚(work)ठ⃚showsठ⃚upठ⃚atठ⃚(theठ⃚end,ठ⃚ beginning,ठ⃚etc.ठ⃚)ठ⃚whenठ⃚(authorठ⃚name)ठ⃚describes&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Toठ⃚understandठ⃚theठ⃚themeठ⃚ofठ⃚(work)ठ⃚oneठ⃚needठ⃚lookठ⃚noठ⃚furtherठ⃚thanठ⃚itsठ⃚mostठ⃚ revealingठ⃚image,ठ⃚which&ठ⃚ Characterizationठ⃚ &refersठ⃚toठ⃚howठ⃚theठ⃚authorठ⃚describesठ⃚his/herठ⃚ characters.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚ ठ⃚ठ⃚

*ठ⃚ठ⃚(AUTHORठ⃚NAME)ठ⃚characterizesठ⃚(characterठ⃚name)ठ⃚asठ⃚being&ठ⃚ Salingerठ⃚characterizesठ⃚Holdenठ⃚asठ⃚beingठ⃚aठ⃚confusedठ⃚andठ⃚hurtingठ⃚teenagerठ⃚ठ⃚ ठ⃚ *ठ⃚(AUTHORठ⃚NAME)ठ⃚characterizesठ⃚(characterठ⃚name)ठ⃚through/by&ठ⃚ठ⃚Forठ⃚ example,&ठ⃚Thisठ⃚shows&ठ⃚ Salingerठ⃚characterizesठ⃚Holdenठ⃚throughठ⃚theठ⃚wayठ⃚heठ⃚describesठ⃚otherठ⃚people.ठ⃚ठ⃚ Forठ⃚example,ठ⃚whenठ⃚Holdenठ⃚isठ⃚inठ⃚Grandठ⃚Centralठ⃚Station,ठ⃚heठ⃚criticizesठ⃚theठ⃚richठ⃚ people9sठ⃚suitcases.ठ⃚ठ⃚Thisठ⃚showsठ⃚thatठ⃚heठ⃚isठ⃚uncomfortableठ⃚withठ⃚money,ठ⃚whichठ⃚isठ⃚ ironicठ⃚becauseठ⃚hisठ⃚familyठ⃚isठ⃚veryठ⃚rich.ठ⃚ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Protagonistठ⃚ Theठ⃚mainठ⃚characterठ⃚inठ⃚aठ⃚story.ठ⃚ठ⃚He/sheठ⃚isठ⃚oftenठ⃚aठ⃚heroठ⃚ butठ⃚sometimesठ⃚isठ⃚not.ठ⃚ठ⃚He/sheठ⃚canठ⃚alsoठ⃚beठ⃚theठ⃚story9sठ⃚ narrator.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚

*ठ⃚(CHARACTERठ⃚NAME),ठ⃚theठ⃚protagonistठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚story,ठ⃚&.ठ⃚ Titus,ठ⃚theठ⃚protagonistठ⃚ofठ⃚feed,ठ⃚narratesठ⃚hisठ⃚adventuresठ⃚inठ⃚aठ⃚notૐ퀐soૐ퀐distantठ⃚ future.ठ⃚ठ⃚ ठ⃚ *ठ⃚Theठ⃚novelठ⃚hasठ⃚manyठ⃚mainठ⃚characters,ठ⃚butठ⃚theठ⃚clearठ⃚protagonistठ⃚is&ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Antagonistठ⃚

Aठ⃚characterठ⃚whoठ⃚standsठ⃚inठ⃚theठ⃚wayठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚protagonist9sठ⃚ movementठ⃚inठ⃚theठ⃚story.ठ⃚ठ⃚Oftenठ⃚times,ठ⃚thisठ⃚isठ⃚aठ⃚villainठ⃚ butठ⃚itठ⃚doesठ⃚notठ⃚haveठ⃚toठ⃚be.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚

*ठ⃚(CHARACTERठ⃚NAME),ठ⃚theठ⃚book9sठ⃚antagonist,&ठ⃚ *ठ⃚Theठ⃚book9sठ⃚antagonist,ठ⃚(CHARACTERठ⃚NAME),ठ⃚&ठ⃚ *ठ⃚Itठ⃚isठ⃚interestingठ⃚toठ⃚noteठ⃚thatठ⃚(BOOKठ⃚TITLE)ठ⃚doesठ⃚notठ⃚haveठ⃚aठ⃚clearठ⃚ antagonist&ठ⃚Thisठ⃚suggests&ठ⃚ Staticठ⃚vs.ठ⃚ Dynamicठ⃚ characterizationठ⃚ठ⃚

&ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚whatठ⃚theठ⃚authorठ⃚doesठ⃚withठ⃚theठ⃚characterठ⃚ overठ⃚theठ⃚courseठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚book.ठ⃚ठ⃚Ifठ⃚theठ⃚characterठ⃚changesठ⃚ aठ⃚lotठ⃚overठ⃚theठ⃚courseठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚story,ठ⃚theठ⃚authorठ⃚hasठ⃚madeठ⃚ theठ⃚characterठ⃚ dynamic .ठ⃚ठ⃚Ifठ⃚theठ⃚characterठ⃚staysठ⃚prettyठ⃚ muchठ⃚theठ⃚same,ठ⃚he/sheठ⃚isठ⃚ static.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚

(Authorठ⃚name)ठ⃚characterizesठ⃚(characterठ⃚name)ठ⃚asठ⃚static/dynamic.ठ⃚ठ⃚Theठ⃚story9sठ⃚ endingठ⃚showsठ⃚thatठ⃚theठ⃚character&ठ⃚ J.ठ⃚Salingerठ⃚characterizesठ⃚Holdenठ⃚asठ⃚dynamic.ठ⃚ठ⃚Theठ⃚story9sठ⃚endingठ⃚showsठ⃚thatठ⃚ Holdenठ⃚hasठ⃚startedठ⃚toठ⃚realizeठ⃚thatठ⃚heठ⃚cannotठ⃚freezeठ⃚timeठ⃚andठ⃚mustठ⃚dealठ⃚withठ⃚ hisठ⃚grief.ठ⃚ठ⃚ठ⃚ Roundठ⃚vs.ठ⃚flatठ⃚ characterizationठ⃚ठ⃚

&ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚howठ⃚complexठ⃚theठ⃚authorठ⃚makesठ⃚character.ठ⃚ठ⃚ Ifठ⃚theठ⃚characterठ⃚isठ⃚veryठ⃚complexठ⃚inठ⃚his/herठ⃚motivationsठ⃚ and/orठ⃚actions,ठ⃚he/sheठ⃚isठ⃚ round .ठ⃚ठ⃚Ifठ⃚theठ⃚characterठ⃚isठ⃚ straightforwardठ⃚inठ⃚his/herठ⃚motivationsठ⃚and/orठ⃚actions,ठ⃚ he/sheठ⃚isठ⃚ flat.ठ⃚ ठ⃚

(Authorठ⃚name)ठ⃚characterizesठ⃚(characterठ⃚name)ठ⃚asठ⃚round/flat.ठ⃚ठ⃚ Salingerठ⃚characterizesठ⃚Holdenठ⃚asठ⃚aठ⃚roundठ⃚character.ठ⃚ठ⃚Heठ⃚canठ⃚beठ⃚atठ⃚timesठ⃚ annoyingठ⃚andठ⃚otherठ⃚timesठ⃚completelyठ⃚sweet.ठ⃚ठ⃚

Foilठ⃚ Foilૐ퀐ठ⃚characterठ⃚intendedठ⃚asठ⃚anठ⃚thematicठ⃚oppositeठ⃚ofठ⃚ theठ⃚mainठ⃚character,ठ⃚revealingठ⃚his/herठ⃚salientठ⃚qualities.ठ⃚

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inठ⃚fromठ⃚theठ⃚whole)ठ⃚ठ⃚

ૐ퀐ठ⃚word/phraseठ⃚usedठ⃚toठ⃚conveyठ⃚specialठ⃚effectठ⃚orठ⃚ meaningठ⃚

_____________________ठ⃚toठ⃚_______________________ठ⃚inठ⃚orderठ⃚to&ठ⃚

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Itठ⃚isठ⃚worthठ⃚payingठ⃚attentionठ⃚toठ⃚theठ⃚metaphorठ⃚ofठ⃚_______________________ठ⃚ because___________________________.ठ⃚ठ⃚

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Figurativeठ⃚languageठ⃚isठ⃚aठ⃚techniqueठ⃚used/implemented/employedठ⃚inठ⃚theठ⃚bookठ⃚ .ठ⃚Perhapsठ⃚theठ⃚author,ठ⃚ठ⃚,ठ⃚ usesठ⃚thisठ⃚figurativeठ⃚languageठ⃚toठ⃚emphasizeठ⃚____________________.ठ⃚_

ठ⃚ Allegoryठ⃚ &ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚aठ⃚workठ⃚inठ⃚whichठ⃚almostठ⃚allठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚charactersठ⃚ areठ⃚intendedठ⃚asठ⃚symbols.ठ⃚ठ⃚

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Personificationठ⃚ &ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚whenठ⃚animals,ठ⃚inanimateठ⃚objects,ठ⃚orठ⃚placesठ⃚ areठ⃚metaphoricallyठ⃚givenठ⃚theठ⃚qualitiesठ⃚ofठ⃚humanठ⃚ beings.ठ⃚ठ⃚

&ठ⃚(work)ठ⃚personifiesठ⃚_________________,ठ⃚suggestingठ⃚thatठ⃚perhaps&ठ⃚

Allusionठ⃚ &ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚aठ⃚briefठ⃚andठ⃚oftenठ⃚indirectठ⃚referenceठ⃚toठ⃚ anotherठ⃚workठ⃚ofठ⃚art,ठ⃚person,ठ⃚place,ठ⃚orठ⃚object.ठ⃚ठ⃚Anठ⃚ allusionठ⃚oftenठ⃚deepensठ⃚orठ⃚complicatesठ⃚ourठ⃚ understandingठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚work.ठ⃚ठ⃚

&ठ⃚theठ⃚storyठ⃚alludesठ⃚toठ⃚__________________,ठ⃚perhapsठ⃚inठ⃚orderठ⃚toठ⃚ __________________.ठ⃚ ठ⃚ Aठ⃚majorठ⃚allusionठ⃚inठ⃚theठ⃚workठ⃚isठ⃚toठ⃚________ૐ퀐ठ⃚ __________________________________.ठ⃚ठ⃚ Flashbackठ⃚ &ठ⃚refersठ⃚toठ⃚aठ⃚techniqueठ⃚inठ⃚whichठ⃚anठ⃚authorठ⃚interruptsठ⃚ presentठ⃚eventsठ⃚withठ⃚aठ⃚lookठ⃚atठ⃚pastठ⃚events.ठ⃚ठ⃚Oftenठ⃚itठ⃚isठ⃚ upठ⃚toठ⃚theठ⃚readerठ⃚toठ⃚inferठ⃚whyठ⃚aठ⃚flashbackठ⃚isठ⃚beingठ⃚ employedठ⃚inठ⃚theठ⃚textठ⃚andठ⃚howठ⃚itठ⃚addsठ⃚toठ⃚orठ⃚ complicatesठ⃚theठ⃚presentठ⃚narrative.ठ⃚ठ⃚

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Literaryठ⃚Elements/Techniquesठ⃚Practiceठ⃚

Pleaseठ⃚ chooseठ⃚fourठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚literaryठ⃚elements ठ⃚fromठ⃚theठ⃚pageठ⃚aboveठ⃚aboutठ⃚whichठ⃚youठ⃚feelठ⃚theठ⃚mostठ⃚

confident.ठ⃚ठ⃚Forठ⃚eachठ⃚element,ठ⃚writeठ⃚meठ⃚oneठ⃚toठ⃚threeठ⃚sentencesठ⃚aboutठ⃚aठ⃚workठ⃚ofठ⃚literatureठ⃚youठ⃚

haveठ⃚readठ⃚thatठ⃚employsठ⃚thatठ⃚elementठ⃚orठ⃚techniqueठ⃚inठ⃚anठ⃚interestingठ⃚orठ⃚significantठ⃚way.ठ⃚ठ⃚

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Example:ठ⃚Runningठ⃚throughठ⃚almostठ⃚allठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚shortठ⃚storiesठ⃚inठ⃚Jhumpaठ⃚Lahiri9sठ⃚Interpreterठ⃚ofठ⃚

Maladiesठ⃚isठ⃚theठ⃚motifठ⃚ofठ⃚food.ठ⃚ठ⃚Lahiriठ⃚usesठ⃚foodठ⃚imageryठ⃚toठ⃚demonstrateठ⃚theठ⃚interiorठ⃚statesठ⃚ofठ⃚theठ⃚

charactersठ⃚andठ⃚alsoठ⃚toठ⃚showठ⃚theठ⃚difficultठ⃚processठ⃚ofठ⃚assimilationठ⃚thatठ⃚herठ⃚immigrantठ⃚charactersठ⃚

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