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Ring composition

Meaning in literature, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In literature, ring composition means: A structure whose later parts echo earlier parts in reverse order around a center.

In Turkish: halka kompozisyonu, halka biçimli yapı

How it is used

Use when a sequence forms a returning pattern such as A–B–C–B–A; show the paired sections.

Example sentences

  1. The poem's ring composition returns from the sea to the gate and finally to the hearth.

    The return reverses the outward sequence of locations.

  2. We mapped the ring composition to explain why the central encounter receives special emphasis.

    Paired outer sections draw attention to the unpaired center.

Common collocations

  • identify ring composition
  • ring composition in epic
  • plotThe series of connected events in a story and the way the writer arranges them, especially how one event causes another.
  • narrativeA story or account of connected events, and the way it is told; also used as an adjective for anything that tells a story.

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