Key Quotations (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Speaker: 'tampers with natural ignorance'
Speaker: 'tampers with natural ignorance'
Lady Bracknell
Device: 'truth is rarely pure and never simple'
Device: 'truth is rarely pure and never simple'
Paradox
Who prioritises style over sincerity?
Who prioritises style over sincerity?
Gwendolen
Device in 'lose one parent' quote
Device in 'lose one parent' quote
Hyperbole
Act for 'I never travel without my diary'
Act for 'I never travel without my diary'
Act 2
Who defines fiction: 'good ended happily'?
Who defines fiction: 'good ended happily'?
Miss Prism
Device: 'Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit'
Device: 'Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit'
Metaphor
Who realises 'vital Importance of Being Earnest'?
Who realises 'vital Importance of Being Earnest'?
Jack
Device in 'A handbag?' quote
Device in 'A handbag?' quote
Repetition and incredulity
Themes: Lady B. on women remaining 35 for years
Themes: Lady B. on women remaining 35 for years
Age, appearance, society