Repetition is another powerful rhetorical device.

Authors include them in order to convey a meaning to the reader

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

hen we read something, we first understand it at its most basic, literal level. This is called denotation.

When analyzing character , the terms dialogue, monologue, and soliloquy take on increased importance.

narrator and author are different.

You already know how to look for major plot points, identify the setting, and list possible themes, but you should also keep in mind who is telling you the story.

The frame of reference in which the story occurs is known as setting.

Inciting Incident: This is the event that sets the main conflict into motion. Without it, we could have no plot, as all the characters would already be living “happily ever after,” so to speak. Most stories contain many conflicts, so you will have to identify the main conflict before you can identify the inciting incident. Remember, the inciting incident and conflict are two separate things – the inciting incident is a moment in a story that starts the main conflict. For instance, a person throwing the first punch can be considered the inciting incident to the conflict of a long fistfight. In addition, the inciting incident can happen before a story takes place, in which case it is related to the reader as a past event. Exposition: This is the part of the story that tells us the setting. We find out who the main characters are and where the story takes place. The exposition also hints at the themes and conflicts that will develop later in the story. Exposition can take place throughout a story as characters reveal more about themselves. Rising Action: The rising action is comprised of a series of events that build up to the climax of the story. It introduces us to secondary conflicts and creates tension in the story. You can think of the rising action as the series of events that make the climax of the story possible. Climax: The climax has often been described as the “turning point” of a story. A good way to think of it is the incident that allows the main conflict of a story to resolve. The climax allows characters to solve a problem. It take many forms, such as an epiphany the protagonist has about himself, a battle between the protagonist and antagonist, or the culmination of an internal struggle.

dénouement.

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

A plot is a storyline. We can define plot as the main events of a book, short story, play, poem, etc.

What do you think he meant by these terms?

protagonist and antagonist.

a story that contains a series of conflicts can contain several protagonists – no story is limited to just one.

These kinds of characters are sometimes known as dynamic. Other characters, often described as static, may be much less thoroughly-drawn; they may be introduced to the narrative primarily to perform a particular narrative or thematic function, and will probably undergo little or no change in the course of the story.

characterisation to describe the strategies that an author uses to present and develop the characters in a narrative.