Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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When was Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit published, and what genre does it belong to?
When was Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit published, and what genre does it belong to?
1985, semi-autobiographical bildungsroman
What is a bildungsroman?
What is a bildungsroman?
Psychological & moral growth youth to adult
What was Section 28, introduced in 1988?
What was Section 28, introduced in 1988?
Banned promoting homosexuality
What does Pentecostalism emphasize?
What does Pentecostalism emphasize?
Direct experience of God via Holy Spirit
Which award did the novel win in 1985?
Which award did the novel win in 1985?
Whitbread First Novel Award
How is the novel structured using biblical references?
How is the novel structured using biblical references?
7 chapters named after Old Testament books
What is metafiction?
What is metafiction?
Fiction aware of its constructed nature
What do oranges symbolize in the novel?
What do oranges symbolize in the novel?
Lesbian desire & alternative possibilities
What is bathos, as demonstrated in 'the Word was a sandwich'?
What is bathos, as demonstrated in 'the Word was a sandwich'?
Abrupt shift from elevated to mundane
What are the two narrative perspectives used in dual temporalities?
What are the two narrative perspectives used in dual temporalities?
Child's naive literalism & adult's irony