Narrative Voice and Perspective (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What tone does Noah use instead of a formal academic approach in his memoir?
What tone does Noah use instead of a formal academic approach in his memoir?
A conversational tone
What do parenthetical asides like 'Of course this was insane' create in Noah's narrative?
What do parenthetical asides like 'Of course this was insane' create in Noah's narrative?
Intimacy between narrator & reader
How many time frames operate simultaneously in Noah's narrative voice?
How many time frames operate simultaneously in Noah's narrative voice?
Two (adult reflection & child view)
How many languages is Noah fluent in according to the memoir?
How many languages is Noah fluent in according to the memoir?
11 languages
Why does Noah leave township slang deliberately untranslated in many instances?
Why does Noah leave township slang deliberately untranslated in many instances?
To make readers experience alienation
What effect does second-person 'you' address create in the narrative?
What effect does second-person 'you' address create in the narrative?
Collapses distance, creates immersion
What is the comedy structure pattern Noah uses: Setup, Escalation, Climax, and what?
What is the comedy structure pattern Noah uses: Setup, Escalation, Climax, and what?
Reflection
What does humour primarily do in Noah's memoir regarding traumatic material?
What does humour primarily do in Noah's memoir regarding traumatic material?
Releases tension without sanitising
Noah's phrase 'That's the story of my life' maintains what kind of authenticity?
Noah's phrase 'That's the story of my life' maintains what kind of authenticity?
Oral authenticity
In the minibus prologue, what phrase shows adult Trevor's reflection on being thrown from the bus?
In the minibus prologue, what phrase shows adult Trevor's reflection on being thrown from the bus?
'That's how I learned to fall'