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Authorial choices Part 2

Authored by Gabriela Pauls

English

12th Grade

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Authorial choices Part 2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the function of a paradox in a literary text?

To provide a logical contradiction that the reader must resolve

To create a sense of confusion with no deeper meaning

To establish a humorous tone in the text

To simplify complex ideas for the reader

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An author who deliberately omits key details in a narrative to create ambiguity is making use of:

Bathos

Negative capability

Didacticism

Parataxis

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When an author structures a narrative so that seemingly unrelated events are later revealed to be interconnected, they are using:

Analepsis

Intertextuality

Retrospective foreshadowing

Free indirect discourse

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the effect of polysyndeton in a passage?

It speeds up the rhythm of the text

It creates a choppy, disconnected feeling

It slows down the pacing and adds weight to each item in a list

It removes the need for transitions between ideas

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might an author use a homodiegetic narrator in a text?

To provide an objective perspective on events

To create a direct, personal connection with the reader

To prevent bias from influencing the storytelling

To establish a distant, impersonal narrative tone

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In literature, what is the primary function of metatextuality?

To break the fourth wall and draw attention to the text's own construction

To create a highly immersive and realistic narrative

To disguise the author's intentions and manipulate the reader

To create a direct contrast between characters' perspectives

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When an author structures a text to mirror its thematic content (e.g., a fragmented narrative reflecting a character's fractured psyche), they are using:

Sympathetic fallacy

Narrative mimesis

Nonlinear chronology

Pastiche

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