Comparative — Shared Concerns and Continuities (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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Who are the 'Triple Clarissas' in The Hours?
Who are the 'Triple Clarissas' in The Hours?
Woolf (writer), Brown (reader), Vaughan
How does Clarissa experience time when she hears Big Ben chime?
How does Clarissa experience time when she hears Big Ben chime?
Feels 'very young' & 'unspeakably aged'
What film technique does Daldry use to show simultaneous actions across different timelines?
What film technique does Daldry use to show simultaneous actions across different timelines?
Crosscutting
What is metalepsis in the context of these texts?
What is metalepsis in the context of these texts?
Different story levels collapse together
How are Clarissa's parties described in Mrs Dalloway?
How are Clarissa's parties described in Mrs Dalloway?
'Offering... to the surrounding dark'
What condition does Septimus suffer from in Mrs Dalloway?
What condition does Septimus suffer from in Mrs Dalloway?
Shell shock from World War I
What is the opening line that echoes across all three timelines in The Hours?
What is the opening line that echoes across all three timelines in The Hours?
'Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy...'
What do the golden-hour epiphanies represent across The Hours' three narratives?
What do the golden-hour epiphanies represent across The Hours' three narratives?
Moments of heightened beauty & understanding
How does The Hours translate Woolf's stream-of-consciousness technique?
How does The Hours translate Woolf's stream-of-consciousness technique?
Lip-synced voiceovers
What does Woolf call Sir William Bradshaw's oppressive insistence on conformity?
What does Woolf call Sir William Bradshaw's oppressive insistence on conformity?
'Proportion'