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Structure and Form

Here are four different techniques explained:

Connotations

Connotations

  • An idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person.
Narrative

Narrative

  • A story or written account of events.
First-person narrative

First-person narrative

  • Uses 'I' and 'we'.
  • Told from the internal perspective of a character.
Third-person narrative

Third-person narrative

  • Uses 'he', 'she', and 'they'.
  • Told from the external perspective of a character.

Structure and Form

Chronological order

Chronological order

  • The order in which the events actually happened.
Non-linear narrative

Non-linear narrative

  • The writer uses flashbacks and flash-forwards for effect.
Embedded narrative

Embedded narrative

  • A story within the main narrative.
Narrator

Narrator

  • Someone who tells the story.
Unreliable narrator

Unreliable narrator

  • Someone telling a story. But the reader can't trust their version of events.
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Plot Summary

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Characters

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Gothic Genre

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Key Themes

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Context & Author

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Literary Techniques

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Grade 9 - Key Character & Theme Questions

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