Writer's Methods and Techniques (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Year the novella is set
Year the novella is set
1985
Genre of the novella
Genre of the novella
Historical Fiction
Real historical institution referenced
Real historical institution referenced
Magdalen laundries
Keegan's writing style (2 adjectives)
Keegan's writing style (2 adjectives)
Restrained and minimalist
Narrative perspective used
Narrative perspective used
Close third-person from Bill Furlong's perspective
Tense used in the novella
Tense used in the novella
Past tense
Tone of the novella
Tone of the novella
Conflicted and reflective
Three elements that make up the mood
Three elements that make up the mood
Tenderness, hope, and tension
Imagery: phrase describing December
Imagery: phrase describing December
a December of crows
Imagery: phrase about November winds
Imagery: phrase about November winds
November winds stripping yellow trees bare
Name 'Magdalen' alludes to
Name 'Magdalen' alludes to
Mary Magdalene (repentant sinner)
Technique using subtle details and restraint
Technique using subtle details and restraint
Understatement
Furlong personifies this as 'she'
Furlong personifies this as 'she'
His truck
Furlong's paradox about recognition
Furlong's paradox about recognition
Things closest often hardest to see
Parallelism: recurring nature imagery reflects
Parallelism: recurring nature imagery reflects
Cycles of destruction and renewal