Syllabus quiz

imaginative literature refers to...

• texts as literary, imaginative constructs

• literature with the purpose of inspiring imagination

• the canon of texts which do not exist

• texts which require imagination to understand

Form refers to...

• the various types of prose, drama, and poetry

• the rules and conventions by which literary writers must abide

• the main characteristics of prose, drama, and poetry, and how these contribute to meaning and effect

• all the above

structure refers to...

• the organisation of a text or passage; the shape of a text

• the development of a text and how this contributes to meaning and effect

• the structure of a poem created by the number of lines, line length and rhyme pattern

• all the above

• option 1 & 2

Genre refers to...

• colonial and post-colonial works

• tragedy, comedy and satire

• memoirs, autobiographies and novels

• all the above

Conventions refer to...

• are the rules or traditional features which are characteristic of, for example, a romantic novel (narrative point of view).

• the main characteristics of prose, drama, and poetry, and how these contribute to meaning and effect

• the appreciation and discussion of different critical readings of a text

• all the above

Context refers to...

• the contrast between a text and its historical and modern interpretations

• a set of complex texts in different forms and styles.

• the audience and time period for which a text is written

• the relationship between a text and its background – historical, social and cultural

Audience and readership implies...

• that one should not read texts unless the content is understandable

• the interaction of texts with the reader or audience (audience in the case of drama)

• the constant variation and exchange of ideas between readers

• all the above

Language and style refers to...

• the different techniques and devices employed in conveying points of view, exemplification and cohesive reasoning in different formats

• the organisation of a text or passage, its shape and development and how this contributes to meaning and effect

• the variety and use of words in different forms, genres and periods, and for different audiences and readerships.

• all the above

Paper 3 will test your knowledge of...

• the ways in which writers’ choices of form, structure and language shape meanings

• the language and style of texts

• how parts of the text relate to the work as a whole

• the effective use of narrative methods

• all the above

How many assessment objectives are on the syllabus?

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• 5