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il romanzo
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the novel
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il racconto (breve)
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the short story
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l'opera teatrale / il dramma
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the play
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la novella / il racconto lungo
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the novella
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il personaggio
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the character
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il/la protagonista
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the protagonist (main character)
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il narratore / la narratrice
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the narrator
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la trama
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the plot
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il tema
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the theme (big idea)
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l'atmosfera / lo stato d'animo
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the atmosphere / mood
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il brano / l'estratto
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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 Italian.
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What is the difference between the narrator and the author?
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The narrator (il narratore / la narratrice) tells the story inside the work; the author (l'autore / l'autrice) is the real writer. A first-person «io» is the narrator, not the author.
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Give the close-reading method in three words.
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Dettaglio → citazione → effetto (detail → quotation → effect): name the detail, quote it, explain its effect.
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