Jekyll and Hyde Language.

Question 1

What form is Jekyll and Hyde?

Answer 1

It is a novella.

Question 2

What is it an example of?

Answer 2

It is an example of gothic literature.

Question 3

What are some characteristics of a detective novel?

Answer 3

• It usually starts with a crime.

- They often have a twist at the end.

Question 4

What structure does Jekyll and Hyde take?

Answer 4

• There is very little action. Most action is not narrated directly.
• Much of the novella deals with the aftermath of events.

Question 5

What is a key structural feature in Jekyll and Hyde?

Answer 5

• Tension increases along with the sense of mystery.
• Our curiosity about Hyde is bound up with Utterson’s curiosity.
• The documents increase the suspense.
• The response of the characters show that events are of an extreme nature.

Question 6

What are the language features of the novel?

Answer 6

• Stevenson’s style can be hard to read at first.
• His words are chosen carefully.
• Utterson speaks in a measured tone.
• Lanyon speaks very precisely.
• Jekyll speaks in a rich style.

Question 7

What is a narratorial voice?

Answer 7

The voice in which the action is related.

Question 8

What is imagery?

Answer 8

Imagery is the use of vivid language that calls up visual comparisons.

Question 9

What is an example in Jekyll and Hyde?

Answer 9

• “sensual running like a mill race”

Question 10

What sentence style does Utterson use?

Answer 10

He uses a complex structure.

Question 11

What is an example of gothic style in Jekyll and Hyde?

Answer 11

“The slime of the pit seemed to utter cries and voices; that the amorphous dust gesticulated and sinned”.