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The effect is to organise subject matter into a logical and expressive structure which also has the benefit of a balanced and satisfying external pattern or shape . A well - made plot can always be represented graphically since its ...
The effect is to organise subject matter into a logical and expressive structure which also has the benefit of a balanced and satisfying external pattern or shape . A well - made plot can always be represented graphically since its ...
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Third - person narration is more appropriate to the expression of a heroic and tragic world because of its formality and distancing effect . A first - person hero cannot be altogether flat , but a third - person hero can .
Third - person narration is more appropriate to the expression of a heroic and tragic world because of its formality and distancing effect . A first - person hero cannot be altogether flat , but a third - person hero can .
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For example , if the voice exaggerates the normal inflections of speech , on the one hand , or ignores its rules altogether by remaining on one note and allowing an equal amount of time for saying each syllable , very different effects ...
For example , if the voice exaggerates the normal inflections of speech , on the one hand , or ignores its rules altogether by remaining on one note and allowing an equal amount of time for saying each syllable , very different effects ...
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Contents
The Nature of Literature and its Historical Tradition | 1 |
Narrative Fiction and the Printed Word | 39 |
Aesthetic Elements of Narrative Fiction | 48 |
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