We can think of theme, in its most basic definition, as the message the author tries to send their readers.

It can apply to any of the five senses or a combination of multiple senses. Although imagery often comes in phrases or complete sentences, a word can evoke the senses.

If you see a word or phrase appear more than once, make a note of it – it is likely that the author included the repetition intentionally.

Rhetorical devices are words that serve a special function in the text

Writers write in a style that reflects their individual view of the world.

tone i

connotation

denotation

When analyzing character , the terms dialogue, monologue, and soliloquy take on increased importance. Conversation between two or more characters is referred to as dialogue (usually the majority of speech in plays consists of dialogue). A monologue is when one character delivers a speech to convey his or her thoughts, although other characters may remain on stage in scene. Similar to a monologue, a soliloquy is a speech made by one character but delivered when he or she is alone on stage. Knowing the root words of each term can help clarify the distinction. Monologue comes from the Greek words monos (single) and legein (to speak); soliloquy comes from the Latin words solus (alone) and Ioqui (to speak).

All prose is written in one of three points of view: first-person narration, third-person limited narration, and third-person omniscient narration.

First-person narration is written in the first person mode, meaning that that story is told from the viewpoint of one person who often uses language like “I,” “you,” or “we.”

Third-person narration is related by someone who does not refer to him or her self and does not use “I,” “you,” or “we” when addressing the reader.

the narrator and author are different.

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antithesis

"Clock-hands join(ing) palms in respectful greeting," mimicking the Indian gesture of namaste.

indissolubly

How important is setting in this case? How does Rushdie's narrative style help us to evaluate the significance of the setting?

the geographical location or locations in which the events of the narrative takes place, as well as the time in which those events are set

internalized setting.

tone is a way of getting that feeling across.

mood, or the general feeling we get from a story.

Dénouement:

Falling Action:

Many stories actually have smaller climaxes before the main one. Like the main climax, these are turning points in the story.

The climax allows characters to solve a problem.

events that build up to the climax of the story.

Exposition can take place throughout a story as characters reveal more about themselves.

the inciting incident is a moment in a story that starts the main conflict.

Most stories contain many conflicts, so you will have to identify the main conflict before you can identify the inciting incident.

inciting incident, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and dénouement.

The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way. If it never surprises, it is flat. If it does not convince, it is a flat pretending to be round. It has the incalculability of life about it – life within the pages of a book. And by using it sometimes alone, more often in combination with the other kind, the novelist achieves his task of acclimatization, and harmonizes the human race with the other aspects of his work.