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the reason something happens (cause), and the result of it happening (effect),e.g. in the...

a person in a literary work. Writers use description, dialogue and action to describe and...

the description of a characterâ??s appearance, personality and background, and the way this...

the action of creating characters and presenting them to the reader.

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