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A narrative technique is a method the creator of a narrative uses to relay information and make the story more complete, complex, or engaging. Learn about different types of narrative techniques, such as setting, plot, foreshadowing, and more, with definitions and examples.
A comprehensive list of definitions of terms and concepts used in the discussion, classification, analysis, and criticism of all types of literature. Find entries for poetry, prose, drama, genres, forms, movements, and more.
Atlas Shrugged is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It is her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. [1] She described the theme of Atlas Shrugged as "the role of man's mind in existence" and it includes elements of science fiction, mystery and ...
Lacrimae rerum is a Latin phrase meaning "tears of things" from Virgil's Aeneid. It can be interpreted as either the universe feeling our pain or the burdens of human existence touching our hearts.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel by Anne Brontë, published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. It is a social criticism of marital strife, women's professional work and feminism, and is based on the life and character of her brother Branwell Brontë.
Another is a horror mystery novel by Yukito Ayatsuji, featuring a boy named KÅichi Sakakibara who befriends Mei Misaki, a girl who can see the "color of death". The story follows their attempts to stop the curse of class 3-3, which kills students and their relatives.
Tears of a Tiger is a young adult novel by Sharon Draper about a boy who kills his best friend in a car accident and commits suicide. The book uses different writing modes and formats to explore themes of guilt, grief, and language.
Exposition is the insertion of background information within a story or narrative. Learn about different types of exposition, such as infodumping, indirect exposition, and incluing, and how to avoid them in your writing.