Writer Techniques (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What narrative technique does Shelley use by telling the story through Walton's letters?
What narrative technique does Shelley use by telling the story through Walton's letters?
Epistolary form
What effect does the layered narrative structure have on readers?
What effect does the layered narrative structure have on readers?
Encourages empathy & shows subjective truth
How does Shelley use weather in Gothic conventions?
How does Shelley use weather in Gothic conventions?
Reflects Victor's troubled internal state
What does sublime nature represent in the Gothic elements of the novel?
What does sublime nature represent in the Gothic elements of the novel?
Nature overpowering human ambition
'I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.' What does this biblical allusion show?
'I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.' What does this biblical allusion show?
Monster's abandonment & moral fall
What effect do the Monster's succinct statements like 'I am malicious because I am miserable' create?
What effect do the Monster's succinct statements like 'I am malicious because I am miserable' create?
Elicit sympathy & highlight moral issues
What does light and fire symbolise in Frankenstein?
What does light and fire symbolise in Frankenstein?
Knowledge & destruction
What does the Monster's grotesque appearance symbolise?
What does the Monster's grotesque appearance symbolise?
Unnaturalness & society's rejection
How does the Paradise Lost allusion position the Monster?
How does the Paradise Lost allusion position the Monster?
As both Adam & Satan figure
What does the Prometheus reference suggest about Victor?
What does the Prometheus reference suggest about Victor?
Human overreach brings consequences
How do Victor and Walton function as foil characters?
How do Victor and Walton function as foil characters?
Walton learns from Victor's failure
What does the Arctic setting symbolise in the novel?
What does the Arctic setting symbolise in the novel?
Isolation, danger & emotional coldness