Pattern Analysis

Literary Devices for the Demarcation Model

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There are four (4) demarcation devices:
Beginning marker—Indicates the start of a new literary unit.
Ending marker—Indicates the end of a literary unit or a substructure.
First-Element Frame—Two elements that surround a structure and the first in the literary unit is a frame.
Sub-unit marker—Marks a change within a literary unit, not at beginning or end.