Structural Devices Flashcards
1
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Altruistic attitude
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Behaviour which is based on devotion to others.
2
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Authorial voice
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Authorial Voice
3
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Dichotomy
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Contrast of two beings that are opposed or distinctly different.
4
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Foil
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A character which serves to contrast another, to emphasise certain characteristics of the other character.
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
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Intrusive narrator
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A narrator who sometimes interrupts the story to give commentary.
7
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Metamorphosis
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A transformation or change.
8
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Narrative arc
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The storyline of the novel.
9
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Novella
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A short novel roughly 20,000 - 40,000 words.
10
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Omniscient narrator
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A narrator who is all-knowing.
