Satire, Irony, and Narrative Structure (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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What does Austen's satire primarily target in Pride and Prejudice?
What does Austen's satire primarily target in Pride and Prejudice?
Economic realities of marriage
What narrative technique reveals Mr Collins's self-importance through overly complex sentences?
What narrative technique reveals Mr Collins's self-importance through overly complex sentences?
Hypotaxis
Which phrase exemplifies Mrs Bennet's mercenary focus on marriage as financial transaction?
Which phrase exemplifies Mrs Bennet's mercenary focus on marriage as financial transaction?
Ten thousand a year!
In Chapter 56, Lady Catherine uses what language to describe Elizabeth potentially marrying Darcy?
In Chapter 56, Lady Catherine uses what language to describe Elizabeth potentially marrying Darcy?
Polluted
How does the opening line demonstrate verbal irony?
How does the opening line demonstrate verbal irony?
It inverts who wants marriage
What creates dramatic irony regarding Darcy before Elizabeth learns the truth?
What creates dramatic irony regarding Darcy before Elizabeth learns the truth?
Readers know he saved Georgiana
In Chapter 57, Lady Catherine's interference creates which type of irony?
In Chapter 57, Lady Catherine's interference creates which type of irony?
Situational irony
What is free indirect discourse?
What is free indirect discourse?
Narrator adopts character voice no quotes
What makes the Pemberley visit in Chapter 43 the structural turning point?
What makes the Pemberley visit in Chapter 43 the structural turning point?
It transforms Elizabeth's understanding
How does the tripartite structure mirror Elizabeth's development?
How does the tripartite structure mirror Elizabeth's development?
Prejudice to reckoning to resolution