Writer Techniques (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What narrative device does Shelley use to tell the story in Frankenstein?
What narrative device does Shelley use to tell the story in Frankenstein?
Frame narrative via Walton's letters
What theme does the layered narrative structure reinforce?
What theme does the layered narrative structure reinforce?
Burden of dangerous knowledge
How does Shelley use weather in Frankenstein?
How does Shelley use weather in Frankenstein?
To reflect Victor's troubled state
What does 'sublime nature' represent in the Gothic elements of Frankenstein?
What does 'sublime nature' represent in the Gothic elements of Frankenstein?
Nature overpowering human ambition
Which biblical allusion does the Monster use to describe himself?
Which biblical allusion does the Monster use to describe himself?
'Thy Adam' and 'the fallen angel'
How is Victor's language described throughout the novel?
How is Victor's language described throughout the novel?
Dramatic and arrogant
What do light and fire symbolise in Frankenstein?
What do light and fire symbolise in Frankenstein?
Knowledge and destruction
What does the Monster's grotesque appearance symbolise?
What does the Monster's grotesque appearance symbolise?
Unnatural creation & rejection
How does Paradise Lost connect to the Monster's character?
How does Paradise Lost connect to the Monster's character?
He's positioned as Adam & Satan
Why is Victor called a 'modern Prometheus'?
Why is Victor called a 'modern Prometheus'?
He steals secrets of life
How do Victor and Walton function as characters?
How do Victor and Walton function as characters?
Both are ambitious men of science
What does the Arctic setting symbolise in Frankenstein?
What does the Arctic setting symbolise in Frankenstein?
Isolation & emotional emptiness