Essay Help (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards

Audience knows something characters don't

Hints/clues about what will happen later

Adds depth & layers of meaning to narrative

Recurring element (image, theme, symbol) in text

Attribution of human emotions to weather/environment

Scene set in time earlier than main story

Creates sense of inevitability or closure

Character who contrasts with another (often protagonist)

Placing contrasting ideas/characters/settings close together

Narrative where characters/events represent broader moral or political concepts

Using humour/irony/exaggeration to criticise society

Highlights dangers of totalitarianism/societal breakdown

Coming-of-age story of protagonist's psychological & moral growth

Makes dialogue realistic & relatable

Creates vivid scenes & immerses reader