Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit genre
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit genre
Semi-autobiographical bildungsroman
Bildungsroman definition
Bildungsroman definition
Coming-of-age novel: psych. & moral growth from youth to adult
Section 28 (1988)
Section 28 (1988)
Law banning local authorities from promoting homosexuality
Oranges award (1985)
Oranges award (1985)
Whitbread First Novel Award
Metafiction definition
Metafiction definition
Fiction self-consciously showing its constructed nature
Biblical structure in Oranges
Biblical structure in Oranges
7 chapters named after Old Testament books (Genesis, Exodus)
Dual temporalities technique
Dual temporalities technique
Child Jeanette's naive voice vs adult's knowing perspective
Oranges as symbol
Oranges as symbol
Lesbian desire & alternatives beyond just heterosexuality
Parody definition
Parody definition
Imitating text/style for comic or critical effect
Intertextuality definition
Intertextuality definition
How texts reference, echo, or respond to other texts