Writer's Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Madness, grief, or moral collapse

Surface meanings concealing darker truths beneath

Externalizes spiritual/moral corruption as bodily decay

Nobility, authority, or emotional composure

Cynicism, comedy, servility, or lower social status

Stretching comparisons to extreme limits

Impossible contradictions e.g. 'dead life', 'living death'

Act 4 of 5 (three-quarters through)

Static stage pictures forcing audience to confront suffering