literature - Concepts

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Concepts

Dramatic Irony - When the audience knows more than the characters, creating tension and engagement through information asymmetry.
Foreshadowing - A literary device where hints or clues are planted early in a narrative to suggest or prepare readers for future events.
Narrative Perspective - The viewpoint from which a story is told, determining what information is revealed to the reader and how they experience the narrative.
Red Herring - A misleading clue or distraction deliberately planted to divert attention from the truth and create false expectations.
Unreliable Narrator - A narrator whose credibility is compromised, deliberately withholding information or presenting a distorted perspective to create uncertainty and surprise.