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A comprehensive guide to allegory — what it is, how it differs from symbolism, types of allegory, and famous examples from Pilgrim's Progress to Animal Farm.
A comprehensive guide to characterization — direct and indirect methods, character types, arcs, and how writers from Shakespeare to Morrison build unforgettable characters.
A detailed guide to dialogue in literature — subtext, speech registers, Hemingway, Pinter, Shakespeare, Austen, and close reading methods.
A comprehensive guide to foreshadowing and flashback — how writers use narrative time to build suspense, deepen characterization, and create structural coherence in poetry, fiction, and drama.
A detailed guide to metafiction in literature — definition, history, techniques, examples, and practical methods for analyzing self-conscious storytelling.
A comprehensive guide to narrators in literature — definition, narrator vs author, reliable and unreliable narrators, intrusive narration, focalization, voice, and examples.
A comprehensive guide to plot in literature — definition, plot vs story, major plot structures, Freytag's pyramid, conflict, character, theme, and detailed examples.
A comprehensive guide to setting and atmosphere — how writers use time, place, and sensory detail to create worlds, develop characters, and express themes in poetry, fiction, and drama.
A detailed guide to stream of consciousness in literature — definition, history, major examples, and how writers represent the movement of inner thought.