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Setting
The time and place in which the action of a text happens (or, in non-fiction, where the description or events occur).
Characterization and Human Behaviour
Character traits and motivation
Internal conflict
External conflict
Character arcs
Showing vs telling
Dramatic Writing and Performance Techniques
Dramatic structure
Dialogue and subtext
Stage directions
Tension and pacing
Narrative Perspective and Voice
First-person narration
Third-person narration
Unreliable narrators
Narrative tone
Poetic Form and Expressive Techniques
Poetic forms
Imagery
Symbolism
Sound devices
Short Story Structure and Theme
Plot movement
Theme signalling
Narrative compression
Critical Reading and Media Interpretation
Bias
Fact vs opinion
Visual analysis
Media construction
Travel Writing and Descriptive Craft
Sensory detail
Describing place
Travel voice
Ethical Reasoning in Texts
Moral dilemmas
Consequences
Values and belief systems
Argumentation and Persuasive Writing
Claim and counterclaim
Evidence selection
Rhetorical appeals
Persuasive structure
Relationships and Interpersonal Themes
Dialogue as relationship
Power dynamics
Social context
Duality, Conflict and Symbolism
Symbol types
Duality and contrast
Responsibility, Agency and Theme Development
Agency
Choice
Theme evolution
Author intention