Writer's Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What is Marlowe's 'mighty line'?
What is Marlowe's 'mighty line'?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
What technique does 'Here, take my crown, the life of Edward too' demonstrate?
What technique does 'Here, take my crown, the life of Edward too' demonstrate?
Antithesis
Which rhetorical device means direct address to absent persons or abstract concepts?
Which rhetorical device means direct address to absent persons or abstract concepts?
Apostrophe
Why is Mortimer's Latin letter deliberately ambiguous?
Why is Mortimer's Latin letter deliberately ambiguous?
Allows ordering Edward's death w/ deniability
What is stichomythia?
What is stichomythia?
Short, alternating dialogue lines
What imagery describes Edward & Gaveston vs the rebellious barons?
What imagery describes Edward & Gaveston vs the rebellious barons?
Solar/stellar vs mechanical
What technique is 'My heart is now a forge of burning steel'?
What technique is 'My heart is now a forge of burning steel'?
Oxymoron
How do letters function dramatically in Edward II?
How do letters function dramatically in Edward II?
Materialise political betrayal as props
Which scenes demonstrate Marlowe's structural parallelism?
Which scenes demonstrate Marlowe's structural parallelism?
Gaveston's exile & Edward's murder
What effect do caesurae create in Marlowe's verse?
What effect do caesurae create in Marlowe's verse?
Natural speech rhythms in formal verse