english literature basic keywords edexel 1

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Protagonist

Main character in a text

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Antagonist

Character who opposes the protagonist

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Theme

Main idea or message in a text

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Characterisation

How a writer builds a character

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Context

Historical/social background of a text

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Setting

Time and place of the story

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Dramatic irony

When audience knows more than characters

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Soliloquy

Character speaking their thoughts alone on stage

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Aside

Character speaks to audience, not other characters

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Tragedy

Story with downfall of main character

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Comedic relief

Humour used in serious moments

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Motif

Repeated idea or image

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Allegory

Story with deeper symbolic meaning

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Irony

Opposite of expected outcome

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Verbal irony

Saying one thing but meaning another

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Structural shift

Change in tone or direction in a text