Writer's Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What effect do harsh /p/ & /b/ sounds create in Lear's 'paternal care, Propinquity and property'?
What effect do harsh /p/ & /b/ sounds create in Lear's 'paternal care, Propinquity and property'?
Mirror fury & violent severing of family
How does assonance function in King Lear?
How does assonance function in King Lear?
Creates tension between sound & meaning
What effect does 'Strike, you slave; stand, rogue, stand!' create through consonance?
What effect does 'Strike, you slave; stand, rogue, stand!' create through consonance?
Staccato rhythm mirroring violence
What does the storm in Act 3 allegorically represent?
What does the storm in Act 3 allegorically represent?
Meteorological chaos & Lear's turmoil
What structural function does Edmund serve as antagonist?
What structural function does Edmund serve as antagonist?
Creates parallel inversion of main plot
What is Lear's central internal conflict?
What is Lear's central internal conflict?
Pride versus self-knowledge
What dramatic irony occurs when Lear banishes Cordelia?
What dramatic irony occurs when Lear banishes Cordelia?
Audience knows he rewards deceit
What does Cordelia's line 'Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides' do?
What does Cordelia's line 'Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides' do?
Foreshadows sisters' deception reveal
What does Lear's 'Nothing will come of nothing' allude to?
What does Lear's 'Nothing will come of nothing' allude to?
Parmenides' philosophy
What paradox does Gloucester's 'I stumbled when I saw' reveal?
What paradox does Gloucester's 'I stumbled when I saw' reveal?
Literal blindness grants moral vision