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COMMON LITERARY ELEMENTS
PLOT
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
CLIMAX
CRISIS
CHARACTER
TRANSFORMATION
REVERSAL
PROTAGONIST
ANTAGONIST
SECONDARY CHARACTERS
CONTRASTING CHARACTERS
SETTING
CONTRASTING SETTINGS
NARRATOR / POINT OF VIEW
1ST PERSON PARTICIPANT
1ST PERSON OBSERVER
2ND PERSON
3RD PERSON OMINISCIENT
3RD PERSON LIMITED OMNISCIENT
3RD PERSON OBJECTIVE
REPETITION
CONTRAST
SYMBOL
FLASHBACK
DIALOGUE
METAPHOR
SIMILE
ALLEGORY
IMAGERY
FORESHADOWING
IRONY
TONE
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