in film and literature: (also called atmosphere) referring to the emotion or atmosphere in a...
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the lesson to be learnt from a story; also the description of character in a person.
a thematic element that recurs throughout a literary text or film. In film a colour, form, shape...
a presentation that relies on more than one way of delivering content. This is not a reference...
a traditional, typically ancient story, involving gods and supernatural heroes that explains...