A Christmas Carol Structural Techniques Flashcards
1
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Altruistic attitude
A
Behavious which is based on devotion to others
2
Q
Authorial voice
A
An authoritative voice which the ghosts have
3
Q
Dichotomy
A
Contrast of two beings that are opposed or distinctly different
4
Q
Foil
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Character which serves to contrast another to emphasise certain characters of the other character (fred is a foil to scrooge)
5
Q
Idealisation
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Imagining something better than it is in reality it can be argued that the character of bob cratchit is idealised.
6
Q
Intrusive narrator
A
Narrator who sometimes interrupts the story to give commentary
7
Q
Metamorphosis
A
Transformation or change
8
Q
Narrative arc
A
Storyline of a novel
9
Q
Novella
A
Short novel roughly 20000 - 40000
10
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Omniscient narrator
A
Narrator who is all knowing
