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COMMON LITERARY ELEMENTS

PLOT

CONFLICT

RESOLUTION

CLIMAX

CRISIS

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CHARACTER

TRANSFORMATION

REVERSAL

PROTAGONIST

ANTAGONIST

SECONDARY CHARACTERS

CONTRASTING CHARACTERS

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SETTING

CONTRASTING SETTINGS

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NARRATOR / POINT OF VIEW

1ST PERSON PARTICIPANT

1ST PERSON OBSERVER

2ND PERSON

3RD PERSON OMINISCIENT

3RD PERSON LIMITED OMNISCIENT

3RD PERSON OBJECTIVE

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REPETITION

 

CONTRAST

 

SYMBOL

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FLASHBACK

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DIALOGUE

 

METAPHOR

 

SIMILE

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ALLEGORY

 

IMAGERY

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FORESHADOWING

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IRONY

 

TONE

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