Advanced critical concepts, literary theory applications, and comparative frameworks for HL/SL exam excellence.
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Synecdoche vs. Metonymy
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Synecdoche uses a part to represent the whole (e.g., 'all hands on deck'), while metonymy uses an associated concept to represent another (e.g., 'the crown' for the king). Distinguishing them demonstrates precise stylistic analysis in Paper 1.
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Defamiliarization (Ostranenie)
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A Russian Formalist concept where art makes the familiar strange to force fresh perception. In analysis, discuss how authors prevent 'automated' reading by disrupting ordinary linguistic or narrative patterns.
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Intertextuality
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A literary concept describing the relationship between texts, especially how one text references, responds to, or transforms another. It involves the ways texts echo, adapt, or rework earlier works or other cultural texts.
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The Hemingway Hero (Code Hero)
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A protagonist who faces existential 'nada' (nothingness) with dignity, stoicism, and grace under pressure. Analyze how this archetype redefines masculinity and vulnerability in 20th-century literature.
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Free Indirect Discourse (FID)
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A narrative technique blending third-person narration with a character's internal voice/subjectivity, without tags like 'he thought.' It collapses the distance between reader and character, essential for analyzing psychological realism.
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