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der Roman
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the novel
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die Kurzgeschichte / die Erzählung
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the short story
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das Theaterstück / das Drama
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the play
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die Novelle
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the novella
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die Figur
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the character
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die Hauptfigur
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the protagonist (main character)
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der/die Erzähler(in)
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the narrator
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die Handlung
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the plot
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das Thema
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the theme (big idea)
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die Stimmung / die Atmosphäre
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the atmosphere / mood
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der Textauszug / der Auszug
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the extract
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How many literary works do HL students study, and in what language?
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Two works, read in German.
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What is the difference between the narrator and the author?
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The narrator (der/die Erzähler/in) tells the story inside the work; the author (der/die Autor/in) is the real writer. A first-person „ich“ is the narrator, not the author.
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Give the close-reading method in three words.
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Detail → Zitat → Wirkung (detail → quotation → effect): name the detail, quote it, explain its effect.
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