Text type: the literary extract
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What is a literary extract (as a text type)?
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A piece of prose fiction that builds a world and feeling through narrative craft.
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What builds meaning in fiction?
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Narrative craft — voice, POV, imagery, selected detail — not just plot.
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Why does point of view matter?
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Who tells it, and how, shapes what we know and how we feel.
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How does selected detail work?
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A chosen small detail reveals character or setting (a habit shows a nature).
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What does imagery do in fiction?
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Metaphor and vivid images build mood and meaning, not just decoration.
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Name three literary-extract features.
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Narrative voice/POV, selected detail, and imagery/atmosphere.
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First question to ask of a literary extract?
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‘How does the WAY it's told create character and mood?’
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How can action reveal feeling without stating it?
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A telling gesture (folding a letter smaller and smaller) carries the emotion.
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Literary extract vs memoir?
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A literary extract is fiction; memoir presents a true recollection.
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Common literary-extract analysis mistake?
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Retelling the plot instead of analysing the craft that builds character and mood.
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