Genre conventions: The expected features of a literary genre—such as tragedy, comedy, romance, or satire—that shape audience expectations.
How to apply it: Analyze how a work fulfills, subverts, or modifies genre conventions and what meaning those choices create.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Longer Fiction or Drama III
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