Authorial Methods Flashcards
1
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Wit
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Epigrams, repartee, wordplay, puns
2
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Hyperbole
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Exaggeration for comic effect
3
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Symbolism
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- Handbag (symbol of misfortune)
- Cigarette case (symbol of Jack’s double life)
- Cecily’s diary (symbol of make-believe and fiction)
- Food (symbol for social conflict)
4
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Settings
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- town and country antithesis
- satirises Victorian society
5
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Paradox
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A statement that contradicts itself, or is absurd or false
6
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Irony
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Creates humour through saying the opposite of what is expected or understood
7
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‘Well made’ play
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Victorian melodrama, coming from the french ‘well made’ plays, that features uncertain parentage, secrets from the past and letters.
8
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Comedy of manners
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TIOBE is a comedy of manners in the way it mocks and satirises the Victorian aristocracy’s manners and behaviour
9
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Comic Structure
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Starts with problems and moves through obstacles before being resolved by marriage
