Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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During which WWI battle is The First Casualty set?
During which WWI battle is The First Casualty set?
The 1917 Passchendaele offensive
What is Inspector Douglas Kingsley's background that makes him an outsider?
What is Inspector Douglas Kingsley's background that makes him an outsider?
He is a conscientious objector
What is a conscientious objector?
What is a conscientious objector?
Someone refusing military service on moral grounds
Who is murdered in the British field hospital?
Who is murdered in the British field hospital?
Viscount Abercrombie
What does the Flanders mud symbolize in the novel?
What does the Flanders mud symbolize in the novel?
How truth becomes buried during wartime
What narrative technique does Elton primarily use?
What narrative technique does Elton primarily use?
Third-person limited narration
What does Captain Shannon represent in the novel?
What does Captain Shannon represent in the novel?
Brutal military authority & jingoism
What does jingoism refer to?
What does jingoism refer to?
Extreme, aggressive patriotism
What role does Abercrombie's poetry play in the novel?
What role does Abercrombie's poetry play in the novel?
It serves as parody of propaganda
Why does Elton use understatement as a technique?
Why does Elton use understatement as a technique?
To let facts indict authority powerfully