Sense and Sensibility – Writer’s Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Free indirect discourse (FID)
Free indirect discourse (FID)
Narrator voice blended with character thoughts/feelings
Antithesis in Sense and Sensibility
Antithesis in Sense and Sensibility
Direct opposition: sense (Elinor) vs sensibility (Marianne)
Meiosis
Meiosis
Understatement used for comic effect
Dramatic irony
Dramatic irony
When readers know more than characters do
Situational irony example in novel
Situational irony example in novel
Marianne's sensibility leads to near-fatal illness, not love
Foil characters
Foil characters
Characters who contrast to illuminate each other's qualities
Pathetic fallacy
Pathetic fallacy
Nature reflecting human feelings/emotions
Primogeniture
Primogeniture
Inheritance by eldest male heir
Novel's three-volume structure
Novel's three-volume structure
Setup (Vol 1), crisis (Vol 2), reconciliation (Vol 3)
Novel's resolution method
Novel's resolution method
Synthesis: both sisters learn from each other, gain balance