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An introduction to plot structure (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) based on the five stages of Freytag's pyramid.

Five famous quotations that are often taken out of context or misinterpreted.

A brief overview of three different approaches to defining the terms 'zeugma' and 'syllepsis'.

Four figures of speech (antithesis, parallelism, chiasmus, antimetabole) and their examples.

An introduction to irony and its three main types: verbal, situational and dramatic irony.

A short introduction to different types of conflict in literature: character vs self, character vs character, character vs society, character vs nature, character vs machine, character vs fate, character vs the supernatural.

A short introduction to character types based on their function in the story.

A short introduction to character types based on their qualities.

A short introduction to the four main character types based on their importance to the story.