Spotty-Handed Villainesses (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes

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Voice, Humour, and Persuasive Style
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What type of hybrid form does Atwood's speech create?

Persuasive-discursive

What voice does Atwood construct in her speech?

Everywoman sage

What does Atwood's polyvocal approach prevent?

Audience fatigue & predictability

What technique describes 'sticky ends' for violent deaths?

Ironic understatement or meiosis

What does self-deprecation do rhetorically?

Builds solidarity & preempts criticism

What metaphor describes humour's dual function?

Scalpel and sugar

What effect do anaphoric catalogues create?

Rhythmic crescendo

What technique do Atwood's rhetorical questions mirror?

Socratic midwifery

What is polystructure in Atwood's syntax?

Mixing short & long sentences

What do Band 6 responses require?

Perceptive synthesis

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