Harrison Bergeron (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What type of narrative voice does Vonnegut use in Harrison Bergeron?
What type of narrative voice does Vonnegut use in Harrison Bergeron?
Detached, third-person
How does the fairy-tale opening technique affect readers?
How does the fairy-tale opening technique affect readers?
Lulls them before subverting expectations
What is free indirect discourse?
What is free indirect discourse?
Blending narrator's voice with character's
What tone does the story have early on when describing the handicaps?
What tone does the story have early on when describing the handicaps?
Whimsical absurdity
What does juxtaposition mean in the story?
What does juxtaposition mean in the story?
Placing contrasting elements side by side
Why does the narrator use understatement when describing violence?
Why does the narrator use understatement when describing violence?
To amplify reader outrage by seeming calm
Which words are repeated throughout the story to emphasise themes?
Which words are repeated throughout the story to emphasise themes?
'Equal' and 'twenty seconds'
What is bathos?
What is bathos?
Sudden shift from elevated to trivial
How does Vonnegut's protest method work?
How does Vonnegut's protest method work?
Intellectual discomfort via detachment
What effect does syntactic fragmentation create?
What effect does syntactic fragmentation create?
Mirrors fragmented thought processes