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The third element of form is character. Characters are imaginary, animate and
inanimate beings in the story. They can be human beings, animals, trees or objects
the writer created for the story. We learn about the characters in many ways. For
example, through their names and appearance, their education and work, the way
they dress and talk, their ideas and actions, the problems they face and how they
deal with them and what they learn as the story continues. Good authors will
create believable characters through characterisation. Characterisation refers to
the author’s ability to create characters that appeal to the reader’s eyes and mind.
Characterisation makes us feel love, hate or support a character. The way we feel
about the character motivates us to read the story. The fourth element of form is
language. Language is the medium the writer chooses and uses to advance a story.
It includes the words and even figurative language used to tell the story. In literature,
the author uses different figures of speech to make the language more attractive.

In drama, language mostly refers to dialogue. It is the conversation between two
or more characters. The fifth element is style. Style is how a writer presents his or
her story. It is how an author creatively uses the language, characterisation, and the
author’s unique way of telling a story.

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