Writer Techniques (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Epistolary format definition
Epistolary format definition
Story told through collection of documents
Document types in Dracula's epistolary format
Document types in Dracula's epistolary format
Diaries, letters, telegrams, newspapers, ship's logs
Effect of multiple narrative voices
Effect of multiple narrative voices
Readers piece together mystery from different angles
Effect of non-linear timeline in Dracula
Effect of non-linear timeline in Dracula
Creates confusion mirroring characters' psychological trauma
Non-linear timeline symbolism
Non-linear timeline symbolism
Fracturing of Victorian rational certainty
Gothic descriptions emphasise what 3 elements?
Gothic descriptions emphasise what 3 elements?
Decay, isolation, and the supernatural
Victorian formality function in Dracula
Victorian formality function in Dracula
Creates tension between civilised behaviour & horror
Blood symbolism in Dracula
Blood symbolism in Dracula
Represents life, death, and power
Religious objects function in Dracula
Religious objects function in Dracula
Literal weapons against evil, not just metaphors
Castle symbolism
Castle symbolism
Gothic entrapment, mystery, decay, psychological imprisonment
Bats and wolves symbolism
Bats and wolves symbolism
Dracula's shape-shifting & connection to predatory forces
Dramatic irony in Dracula's structure
Dramatic irony in Dracula's structure
Readers know events before characters do
Documentary approach effect
Documentary approach effect
Creates authentic realism, makes supernatural feel factual