Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Authors of The Wipers Times
Authors of The Wipers Times
Ian Hislop and Nick Newman
Source of dialogue in The Wipers Times
Source of dialogue in The Wipers Times
Authentic material from original WWI trench newspaper
Speaker: 'sense of humour helps us survive'
Speaker: 'sense of humour helps us survive'
Officer in charge of sappers
Speaker of 'Half of you is better than twice another man'
Speaker of 'Half of you is better than twice another man'
Kate to Roberts
Paradox quote showing paper's value
Paradox quote showing paper's value
It is important because it is not important
Technique in grenades causing 'annoyance' quote
Technique in grenades causing 'annoyance' quote
British understatement
'Whiz Bang!' uses what literary device?
'Whiz Bang!' uses what literary device?
Onomatopoeia
Function of humour in The Wipers Times
Function of humour in The Wipers Times
Psychological survival tool
What satire serves as in the play
What satire serves as in the play
Resistance against authority
'Someone must have laughed 1914-1918' challenges what?
'Someone must have laughed 1914-1918' challenges what?
Solemn war narratives