Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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When did the Regency period occur in Britain?
When did the Regency period occur in Britain?
1811 to 1820
When did the Napoleonic Wars conclude, according to the novel's context?
When did the Napoleonic Wars conclude, according to the novel's context?
1815 at Waterloo
Which limitation did Regency women NOT face according to the novel's context?
Which limitation did Regency women NOT face according to the novel's context?
Pursue academic study
How old is Anne Elliot at the novel's beginning?
How old is Anne Elliot at the novel's beginning?
Twenty-seven
What is free indirect discourse's main function in Persuasion?
What is free indirect discourse's main function in Persuasion?
Blends narration with character thoughts
How does the narrator describe Sir Walter Elliot's character?
How does the narrator describe Sir Walter Elliot's character?
Vanity was beginning & end of character
What key contrast exists between Anne and Elizabeth Elliot?
What key contrast exists between Anne and Elizabeth Elliot?
Modest virtue vs shallow pride
What does Kellynch Hall symbolise in the novel?
What does Kellynch Hall symbolise in the novel?
Rigid class pride & stagnation
At what age was Anne persuaded to break her engagement with Wentworth?
At what age was Anne persuaded to break her engagement with Wentworth?
Nineteen
What famous line appears in Captain Wentworth's letter to Anne?
What famous line appears in Captain Wentworth's letter to Anne?
'You pierce my soul!'