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The theme is a significant idea/statement that the story is making about a topic. It focuses on a deeper meaning or message that reader is meant to consider

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Satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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Situational Irony is an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.

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Verbal Irony is when a character says something, but usually the opposite happens and is often amusing as a result.

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The plot is the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

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Point of view is the position from which something or someone is observed.

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Allusion is an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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Character is a person in a novel, play, or movie; or the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

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For theme, I looked at "Grace Period." Will Baker, the author, suggests that humankind is somewhat powerless when it comes to catastrophic events. For example, within the whole story the reader is confused and frantic, unable to act against the upcoming event. (Grace Period by Will Baker)

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In the song "A Boy Named Sue" it follows the tragic, yet comedic, life of a boy named Sue. In the tenth verse he says "And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him..." He pauses and then says "Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name!" For a split second you think he'll say Sue, but for comedic relief he mocks the name and still hates it.
(A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash)

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For situational irony, I looked at "Harrison Bergeron." The world has been given handicaps. The handicaps are suppose to take away individuality and make no one special. They think it is better for the world, but realistically it makes it worse. (Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut)

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In the short story "A Possibility of Evil" a boy named Dave picks up a letter written by Mrs. Strangeworth. He states "maybe it's good news for them" but it turns out to be bad news, which leads to the cutting of Mrs. Strangeworth's roses. This is ironic. (The Possibility of Evil, Page 174)

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For plot, I chose the Family Guy episode "Da Boom" which we watched in class. The plot of the story is as follows. The Griffins are celebrating New Years, but Peter is convinced Y2K, the fictional bug from 1999, is going to happen. It happens and the only ones who prepared for it are the Griffens. They eventually create "New Quahog" and Peter is mayor. The town falls apart and the Griffins walk away from the ruined town.
(Episode 3, Season 4, Da Boom, Family Guy)

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In the short story "Because my father always said he was the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play The Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock" the point of view is told from Victor. It is third person limited omniscient. He reminisces about old memories of him and in father. (Because my father always said he was the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play the Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock by Sherman Alexie)

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For allusion, I chose some text from Grace Period. Near the end of the story there he is talking about a bright light and the lyrics: "sleeping like a dog" are playing on repeat. It's hinted that the man is probably about to die or lose consciousness. It's alluding to the song A Hard Day's Night by the Beatles. (Grace Period, page 8)

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In the story "Because my father always said he was the Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play The Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock" I looked at the character of Victor's father. Victor's father the main focus of the story. He is a dynamic character. Before witnessing Jimi Hendrix, he was a bit of a thug that thought violence was the way to solve a peace movement. After listening to star spangled banner, he changes into a more calm and cynical man. (Because my father always said he was the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play the Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock by Sherman Alexie)

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For theme, I chose "He-man and the Masters of the Universe." He-man was an old kids cartoon from the 80s. Every episode would follow a specific theme and reveal the lesson at the end if you didn't exactly understand. For example, in the episode "A Friend in Need" a woman named Ileena is addiction to a certain potion and He-man is there to help her with her addiction. At the end of the episode He-man speaks to the audience about drugs and how they can ruin your life.
(Episode 10, He-man and the Masters of the Universe)

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In the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" they mock the story of King Arthur and his knights of the round table. My example of satire is a parody, which is a work of literature that mimics another work of literature, usually as a way of criticizing it. For instance, when visiting Camelot, they are greeted by this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ghXxXyAuw
(Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

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For situational irony, I looked at "Seinfeld." In the episode "The Soup Nazi," Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, and Elaine Benes visit a soup restaurant in down town New York. They nick-name the man running the shop "The Soup Nazi" because of his odd and specific methods of handing out soup. Elaine disobeys these methods and she is banned from the soup stand. At the end of the episode Elaine comes across returns to the shop the Soup Nazi's recipes and she  returns to the stand to announce that she is going to make him go out of business.
(Episode 6, Season 7, The Soup Nazi, Seinfeld

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In the TV show "Curb your Enthusiasm" it follows a comedic actor known as Larry David. In each episode Larry usually says something stupid that gets him in trouble. For example, in the episode "The Lefty Call" Larry is in a doctor's waiting room and he is convinced a man in the same room is a "skinhead." Larry calls him out to eventually get to the conclusion that the man isn't a skinhead, but a man undergoing chemotherapy.
(Episode 4, Season 6, The Lefty Call, Curb your Enthusiasm)

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For plot, I looked at the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." The plot of the book is simple. It all stars with a teenage boy who lives with his abusive aunt and uncle. He receives a invitation to a school of magic. He accepts, buys magical school supplies and then heads to the school. On his way he meets Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger. They adventure around the school, attend classes, and Harry eventually discovers one of the professors has a face on the back of his head. They duel and then Harry defeats the evil wizard. (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling)

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In the series of books known as "A Song of Ice and Fire" or more commonly known as "A Game of Thrones," each chapter is told from a different point of view, all being third person limited omniscient. Each character is a way for the reader to discover and adventure through the ruthless land of Westeros. (A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin)

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For allusion, I chose something that my friend said this week. We were eating lunch and another one of my friends was talking to a girl and the friend sitting beside me said, "Hey Romeo, we're going to the cafeteria." He was alluding to the fact that Romeo is considered very romanic and he was chatting it up with a girl in the halls.

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In real life there is a man named Donald Trump. Donald Trump is quite the character. He comes from a rich family. One day he decided he'd follow in his fathers footsteps and become a business man. After decades of running businesses, starring in horrible reality TV shows, and have a family or two, Mr. Trump decides he wants to be president. Somehow he wins the election and is elected as president of the United States. Trump is a dynamic character. He goes from being a successful businessman to becoming a president that people love to make fun of.

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The reason why this element is valuable to a story is because without a theme, your story wouldn't really be about anything. People describe Seinfeld as "the show about nothing," but each episode has several themes.

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The reason why this element is valuable to the story is because without satire, your story would be bland and a bit boring. Emotions help the reader connect and there is nothing better than laughing at a funny joke. For example, the Simpsons rely on satire. Without satire, people wouldn't watch it. It'd be boring.

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The reason why this element is valuable to the story is similar to satire. Emotions really connect people to the story and irony can usually make you laugh if the situation is ridiculous enough.

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The reasoning to verbal irony's importance is pretty much the same to situational irony. Emotions really connect people to the story and irony can usually make you laugh if the situation is ridiculous enough.

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The reason why this element is valuable to the story is because without a plot, your story wouldn't have direction. It wouldn't even really be a story. Star Wars: Empire Strikes back has a beginning, middle and end. Luke and the rebels escape the outpost on Hoth. The rebels are then chased by the Empire while Luke trains with Yoda. And then they are tracked to the Cloud City and taken prisoner. Luke comes to their rescue, but his hand is removed and the identity of his father is revealed.
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The reason why this element is valuable to the story is because the story requires someone or something to tell it or witness it. Without a witness, it'd be like the story never happened. Whether it be you, someone else, multiple people, or a god-like figure, there must be a point of view.

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The reason why this element is valuable to the story really falls in with satire and irony. People like to relate to things. It helps them connect to the story.

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Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

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For symbolism, I chose the roses from The Possibility of Evil. The beauty of this flower expresses promise, hope, and blissfulness, much like Mrs. Strangeworth as she goes about the town. In contrast, the thorns of the rose symbolize defense, loss, and thoughtlessness, which are all traits of Mrs. Strangeworth. (The Possibility of Evil, page 163)

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For symbolism, I decided the Fed Ex logo was appropriate. It depicts the name of the company and if you look closely, the E and x create an arrow. The arrow specifically symbolizes their efficiency at delivering packages, but it also symbolizes, flight, strength, and direction.

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The reason why element is valuable to a story is because symbolism can give your story a deeper meaning and give it some texture.

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The reason why this element is valuable to a story is because without characters, your story would have nothing to really focus on. For example Harry Potter wouldn't work without Harry Potter.