Structure and Narrative Development (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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Approximately how many words long is 'Harrison Bergeron'?
Approximately how many words long is 'Harrison Bergeron'?
2,200 words
What percentage of the story is devoted to the rising action?
What percentage of the story is devoted to the rising action?
40%
What does 'in medias res' mean as a narrative technique?
What does 'in medias res' mean as a narrative technique?
In the middle of things
What is 'bathos' as used in the story's climax?
What is 'bathos' as used in the story's climax?
Abrupt shift from elevated to mundane
What percentage of the story is the climax, and what happens?
What percentage of the story is the climax, and what happens?
10%; Harrison & empress executed
How does dramatic irony create protest in the narrative?
How does dramatic irony create protest in the narrative?
Readers remember what characters forget
What does the circular structure demonstrate about the dystopian system?
What does the circular structure demonstrate about the dystopian system?
It self-perpetuates through forgetting
Which pacing element represents the 'crushed hope' in the thematic rhythm?
Which pacing element represents the 'crushed hope' in the thematic rhythm?
Staccato violence
How does Vonnegut reveal the world's context in the exposition?
How does Vonnegut reveal the world's context in the exposition?
Through natural dialogue
How does Vonnegut's protest method differ from Pankhurst's?
How does Vonnegut's protest method differ from Pankhurst's?
Indirect reflection vs direct action