Literary Techniques and Theories: A Concise Reference

Literary Techniques and Theories

Stream of Consciousness

The stream of consciousness technique is when text shifts from exterior aspects of the plot almost exclusively to the inner world of a character.

Focalization

Focalization refers to the perspective through which a narrative is presented.

Types of Narration

  • First Person: In this point of view, a character (typically the protagonist, but not always) is telling the story. You’ll notice a lot of “I” and “me” or “we” in first-person narrations.
  • Second
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Literary Analysis: Unveiling Themes and Motifs in Classic Literature

Literary Analysis Questions and Answers

  1. The Devil and Favors

    Question: What is the one condition which need not be mentioned, being generally understood in all cases where the Devil grants favor?

    Answer: The narrator never claims the stories are true, only that they are widely believed.

  2. Tom Walker’s Motivation

    Question: What seems to be Tom’s prime motivation in agreeing to the Devil’s terms?

    Answer: His prime motivation in agreeing to the Devil’s terms is greed and money.

  3. Main Lesson

    Question: A main lesson

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Understanding Sentence Structure, Communication, and Narrative Texts

Impersonal Sentences

Impersonal sentences are sentences without a subject.

  • X-shaped potential: Transitive or intransitive verb in the 3rd person plural. Example: Knock at the door.
  • One-person: Phenomena of nature, e.g., rain.
  • Grammaticalized: Constructed with verbs be, do, and have.
  • Reflex: Constituted by ‘se’ + active verb, e.g., life is good.

Attitude or Intention in Sentences

A sentence’s attitude or intention can be:

  • Declarative: Informs objectively about an event.
  • Affirmative: Claims content.
  • Negative:
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Understanding Constructive Trusts, Trustees, and Duties

What is a Constructive Trust?

A constructive trust is an equitable remedy that a court imposes against a person who has obtained property by wrongdoing. It is imposed to prevent unjust enrichment.

Who Can Be a Trustee?

The trustee is the person responsible for managing and administering your trust. Any person of full age, sound mind, and legal capacity may be a trustee under an expressed trust. Also, a trust corporation is empowered to act as a trustee. Because this is not a human trustee, there is

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Baroque to Impressionism: Key Art Movements

Italian Baroque

  • Bernini, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, 1645-52, Italian Baroque [24-8]
  • Caravaggio, Conversion of Paul, Cerasi Chapel, Sta. Maria del Popolo, Rome, c.1601, Italian Baroque [24-17]

Spanish Baroque

  • Velázquez, Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor), 1656, Spanish Baroque [24-30]

Flemish Baroque

  • Peter Paul Rubens, Elevation of the Cross, from Saint Walburga, Antwerp, 1610, Flemish Baroque [25-2]

Dutch Baroque

  • Rembrandt von Rijn, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp,
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Understanding Legal Possession and Property Rights

Legal Possession and Property Rights

Legal Possession: The power of an individual over a thing or property in the legal sense.

Requirements for Legal Possession

The three requirements are:

  1. The active subject is the owner of the property.
  2. The defendant must be in adverse possession.
  3. There must be an identity between the thing claimed by the actor and the one in unlawful possession by the defendant.

Possession: Manor and Legal Power

The concept of possession can be viewed in two ways: as a manor and as a

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