Dear Mrs Dunkley (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What does 'epistolary form' mean in Garner's essay?
What does 'epistolary form' mean in Garner's essay?
Letter format
Why does Garner use direct second-person address like 'you' and 'your'?
Why does Garner use direct second-person address like 'you' and 'your'?
To maintain letter's authenticity
What effect do short sentences like 'I was 13. You read to us. My heart was pierced.' create?
What effect do short sentences like 'I was 13. You read to us. My heart was pierced.' create?
Childlike clarity & emotional weight
Why does Garner shift to present tense in 'You stand at the front. Your voice rises and falls'?
Why does Garner shift to present tense in 'You stand at the front. Your voice rises and falls'?
Creates vivid immediacy
What is the term for the three-part structure in 'You read. I listened. Everything changed'?
What is the term for the three-part structure in 'You read. I listened. Everything changed'?
Tricolon
What rhetorical device involves repetition at the start of successive phrases?
What rhetorical device involves repetition at the start of successive phrases?
Anaphora
Why does Garner include concrete sensory details like chalk dust and voice timbre?
Why does Garner include concrete sensory details like chalk dust and voice timbre?
Creates universal recognition
What does 'voice duality' mean in Garner's essay?
What does 'voice duality' mean in Garner's essay?
Past self & present self perspective
Why is Garner's gratitude 'Thank you for that afternoon' more effective than flowery praise?
Why is Garner's gratitude 'Thank you for that afternoon' more effective than flowery praise?
Restraint makes it more powerful
What function do parenthetical asides like '(Do you remember?)' serve?
What function do parenthetical asides like '(Do you remember?)' serve?
Mimic natural letter conversation