English Essentials - Powering through Prose - Narrative Style and Techniques (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)

This lesson explores narrative techniques in prose fiction, emphasizing their role in shaping an author's style and purpose. It covers essential techniques like foreshadowing, symbolism, and motifs, and delves into literary movements such as Romanticism and Modernism. The lesson highlights the importance of understanding the context and purpose behind an author's choice of techniques.

How does George Orwell use the motif of thought control in '1984'?

What is an epiphany in literature, and how does it function in Camus' 'The Stranger'?

Explain the concept of bathos and provide an example from a literary work.

How did the romantic writers' context influence their use of natural imagery and symbolism?