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a narrator that is confined to what the I of the narrator knows and therefore limits the point of view presented to the reader. Such a narrator may be a witness to the events, e.g. Marlowe in Heart of Darkness, or a participant in the action, e.g. Nick in The Great Gatsby. In both cases the narrator might be reliable (we are led to understand that we can believe what Nick says and that his judgement is reliable) or unreliable (we have to draw our own conclusions about Marloweâ??s observations).
meaning the opposite of what is said or written, with the intent of mocking or being hurtful....
a visual text such as an illustration, graph, chart or photograph.
consists of commands, e.g. Come here! Run away! See also sentence types: command.
informal language, often used and understood by particular or exclusive groups of people, e.g....
a style of writing and speaking that is concise (succinct) and to-the-point style, including...