Literary Genre (2026) (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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What is Literary Genre
What is Literary Genre
Style in which text is written: novel, play, film
Two narration perspectives
Two narration perspectives
First-person and third-person
Narrator choice affects
Narrator choice affects
Audience's understanding and engagement
Unreliable narrator's effect
Unreliable narrator's effect
Influences story's interpretation
Title significance reveals
Title significance reveals
Story's themes or direction
Foreshadowing purpose
Foreshadowing purpose
Keeps audience intrigued
How is suspense created
How is suspense created
Built and maintained throughout story
Colloquial vs formal language affects
Colloquial vs formal language affects
Tone and accessibility
Symbols in plays can include
Symbols in plays can include
Props, lighting, stage elements
Two story structure types
Two story structure types
Chronological or flashbacks
Stage directions include
Stage directions include
Lighting, clothing, furnishings
Camera in film used as
Camera in film used as
Narrative tool
High-angle perspective shows
High-angle perspective shows
Vulnerability and tension
Visual elements in film do
Visual elements in film do
Influence perception, enhance narrative