types of text

Question 1

How does literary fiction entertain the reader?

Answer 1

• affects readers emotions
  
  • describing atmosphere,
  • using an intriguing structure,
  • or developing the personality of characters
• descriptive and figurative language to capture the reader’s imagination
• structure to entertain
  
  • texts will often build the tension towards a dramatic climax or use repitition and varied sentance structure to change the pace of a text
• dialogue is used to move the plot and give insight to the thoughts and feelings of different characters

Question 2

How does non-fiction entertain the reader?

Answer 2

• entertaining but factual
  
  • use literary styles and techniques, but based on facts or real events
• often, also weritten to inform
  
  • made entertain through descriptive language or dialogue
• almost always first person
  
  • adds personality
  • helps engage the reader

Question 3

How does 19th century writing differ from that in modern text?

Answer 3

• will use a mopre formal register
  
  • regardless of audience
• often phrased differently and with longer sentances

Question 4

What was the social class landscape of the 19thC

Answer 4

• early 19th century
  
  • divided between rich upper class and poorer working class
• industrial revolution
  
  • creating oppurtunities for people to make money
  • middle classes grew in number and influence throughout the country

Question 5

What was education like in the 19thC?

Answer 5

• few children went to school
• children from poor families often worked to help support the families instead
• in the late 19thC, school was made compulsary for all young children
• rich families sent their children to a boarding school, or hired a governess to live with the family and teach the children at home

Question 6

WHat was the state of the 19thC for women?

Answer 6

• after marriage
  
  • women were expected to be in charge of the home and children
• women did not have as many rights
  
  • they could not vote in elections
  • often didn’t control their own money and property

Question 7

What was religion like in the 19thC?

Answer 7

• christianity had a big influence
  
  • most middle and upper class attended church regularly
• science was beginning to challenge religious ideas
  
  • e.g. Darwin