Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Year The God of Small Things published
Year The God of Small Things published
1997
Novel's setting (year & place)
Novel's setting (year & place)
1969 Kerala, India
Velutha's caste
Velutha's caste
Dalit
Roy's narrative timeline structure
Roy's narrative timeline structure
Fragmented, non-linear
Neologism combining 'later' and 'eternity'
Neologism combining 'later' and 'eternity'
LayTerNity
Term for flash-forwards in narrative
Term for flash-forwards in narrative
Prolepsis
Term for flashbacks in narrative
Term for flashbacks in narrative
Analepsis
Device: last word of sentence starts next sentence
Device: last word of sentence starts next sentence
Anadiplosis
What the river symbolises
What the river symbolises
Contaminated history flowing from colonial past
What Kathakali metaphorically represents
What Kathakali metaphorically represents
Novel's cyclical, repetitive narrative structure