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irony

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verbal, situational, and dramatic

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framed structure

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roberts expedition to north pole

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epistolary

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letters

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metaphor

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comparison not using like or as

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simile

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comparison using like or as

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pathetic fallacy

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weather tells mood

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direct characterization

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author tells us exactly what he wants us to know

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static characters

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stay the same

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dynamic characters

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change

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doppelganger

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alter ego (monster and victor)

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scotland

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attempts to make second monster

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ireland

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arrested, henry murdered

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symbol

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thing that represents some idea or event

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allusion

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an indirect reference to something with which the reader is supposed to be familiar

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antithesis

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opposites

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gothic elements

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suspenseful atmosphere, setting in a castle, ancient prophecy, omens, visions, women in distress, metonymy of gloom and horror, supernatural

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foreshadowing

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gives hints to future events

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figurative language

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words that are inaccurate literally, but describe by calling to mind sensations/ responses that thing described evokes

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point of view

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perspective form which a fictional or nonfictional story is told. 3 different characters: walton, frankenstein and monster

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structure

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this is gramed work, foundation stroy: robert walton is a modern day scientist taking a journey to n pole

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conflicts

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man vs man, man vs self, man vs society, man vs nature and man vs god

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characterisation

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static- dont change

dynamic- change

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indirect

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the writer reveals info about a character and his personality through that characters thoughts, words, adn actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say abouut him

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direct

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the writer makes direct statements about a characters personalit and tells what the character is like

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romantic literature

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love of nature, love of the common man, neo-classicism, the supernatural, nationalism, heroism, strange and far away places

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