Writer Techniques (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What does 'epistolary format' mean in Dracula's structure?
What does 'epistolary format' mean in Dracula's structure?
Story told through collected documents
How does the documentary approach enhance realism in Dracula?
How does the documentary approach enhance realism in Dracula?
Supernatural events seem like facts
What does the non-linear timeline in Dracula reflect?
What does the non-linear timeline in Dracula reflect?
Psychological chaos Dracula causes
What dramatic irony occurs in Dracula's structure?
What dramatic irony occurs in Dracula's structure?
Readers know events before characters
What is the main characteristic of Stoker's Gothic descriptive language?
What is the main characteristic of Stoker's Gothic descriptive language?
Creates constant sense of unease
What tension does Victorian formality create in Dracula?
What tension does Victorian formality create in Dracula?
Repression vs expression of anxieties
What does blood symbolise as the novel's central symbol?
What does blood symbolise as the novel's central symbol?
Both life and corruption
What do Lucy's blood transfusions symbolise?
What do Lucy's blood transfusions symbolise?
Physical and spiritual contamination
How do religious symbols function in Dracula?
How do religious symbols function in Dracula?
As literal sources of power
What does Dracula's castle symbolise?
What does Dracula's castle symbolise?
Gothic entrapment and decay
What do wolves and bats symbolise in Dracula?
What do wolves and bats symbolise in Dracula?
Shape-shifting and primal fear
What does Dracula's destruction at sunset symbolise?
What does Dracula's destruction at sunset symbolise?
Triumph of good over evil