Narrative Perspectives

First Person Narration
Second Person Narration
Third Person Narration

Methods of Persuasion

Ethos
Logos
Pathos

Stylistic Techniques

Imagery
Rhyme
Simile
Anthropomorphism
Rhetorical Question
Sarcasm
Consonance & Assonance
Anaphora
Parallelism
Chiasmus
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Epithet
Hyperbole
Oxymoron & Paradox
Metaphor
Analogy
Euphemism
Irony

Common Themes

Social Alienation
The Voyeur
Conspiracy
War
Revolution
Colonialism
Post-colonialism
Injustice
The Victim’s Voice
Utopia
Dystopia
The African American Voice
The Female Voice
Futility
Faith
Madness
Morality
Filiation
Sibling Relationships
The Impossible Choice
Revenge
Mortality
Cruelty
Mourning
Dangers of Science
Awakening
Hubris
Jealousy

Literary Movements

Old English
Middle English
The Elizabethan Period
The Restoration & 18th C.
The Romantic Period
Gothic
The Victorian Era
Modernism
The Beat Movement

Narrative Techniques

Stream of Consciousness
Character Voice
Unreliable Narrator
Epistolary Voice
Audience Surrogate
Author Surrogate
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Defamiliarization
Magical Realism
Multiperspectivity

Further Terminology

Literary Forms
Literary Genres
Basic Character Models
Basic Plots
The Dramatic Structure
Plot Devices

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