Svolgi i seguenti 24 esercizi sull'analisi del testo letterario in inglese. Lavora sul quaderno per gli esercizi aperti e usa sempre la terminologia tecnica corretta (in inglese quando indicato). Le citazioni proposte sono brevi e autosufficienti: non devi conoscere l'intera opera per analizzarle. Ricorda di motivare ogni risposta facendo riferimento al testo.
- Which term best describes the chronological sequence of events in a story, as opposed to the order in which they are narrated?
- A) Syuzhet
- B) Fabula
- C) Volta
- D) Prolepsis
- A narrator who distorts events because of prejudice or self-deception is called:
- A) An omniscient narrator
- B) A free indirect narrator
- C) An unreliable narrator
- D) An external narrator
- In a Shakespearean sonnet, the change of thought or emotional turn typically occurs:
- A) At the beginning of line 1
- B) Before the final couplet
- C) After the first quatrain
- D) Exactly in the middle of line 7
- Which device is used in the line "The wind whispered through the broken window"?
- A) Metonymy
- B) Personification
- C) Oxymoron
- D) Hyperbole
- A theme should always be expressed with a single abstract word, such as "love" or "death", in order to be precise.
- Vero / Falso
- Free indirect speech allows the narrator to briefly adopt the language and perspective of a character without using quotation marks.
- Vero / Falso
- Setting in a literary text is merely decorative and rarely contributes to the symbolic meaning of the work.
- Vero / Falso
- Identifying a literary device, such as a metaphor, is sufficient as analysis even without commenting on its effect in context.
- Vero / Falso
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The distinction between flat and round characters was famously theorised by the critic E. M. ___.
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A novel that follows the psychological and moral growth of a young protagonist is called a ___ (German term).
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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words, as in "silent sea", is called ___.
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When a line of poetry runs on into the next without a syntactical pause, the device is called ___.
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Match each literary device to the most appropriate example. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | Simile | Life is a winding road of choices. | | Metaphor | A deafening silence filled the room. | | Oxymoron | The crown announced a new policy. | | Metonymy | Her smile was like sunshine after rain. |
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Match each work to the narrative technique that is most characteristic of it. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf | Frame narrative | | Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad | Dramatic monologue | | My Last Duchess by Robert Browning | Unreliable first-person narrator | | The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro | Stream of consciousness |
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Match each setting to the symbolic value it most clearly conveys. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | The Yorkshire moors in Wuthering Heights | Obscurity of the legal and social system | | The fog in the opening of Bleak House | Unreachable dream and longing | | The green light in The Great Gatsby | Refined but restrictive social order | | Thrushcross Grange in Wuthering Heights | Untamed passion and natural wildness |
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Define, in one or two precise sentences, the difference between direct and indirect characterisation, and provide a short invented example for each.
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Read the following lines and identify the dominant figurative device, then briefly comment on its effect: "Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul" (Emily Dickinson).
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Explain what an unreliable narrator is and how a reader should approach a text narrated by one. Use no more than four sentences.
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Read this short passage: "The old man clenched his fists, smiled, and said quietly, 'It's perfectly fine, my dear, perfectly fine.'" Identify one example of indirect characterisation and explain what it reveals.
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Analyse the following opening sentence in a structured paragraph of 120-150 words: "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." (George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four). Consider genre signals, atmosphere, the function of the unusual detail, and possible thematic implications.
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Choose one of the following themes — the destructive power of social class, the conflict between nature and culture, or the unreliability of memory — and explain in 150-180 words how it might be developed in a novel of your choice, referring to at least three textual elements (e.g. setting, characterisation, structure, symbolism, narrative voice).
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Write a 150-word analysis of the following lines, focusing on diction, syntax, and tone: "Out of the bosom of the Air, / Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, / Over the woodlands brown and bare, / Over the harvest-fields forsaken, / Silent, and soft, and slow / Descends the snow." (H. W. Longfellow). Identify at least one personification, one alliteration, and one effect of the rhythm.
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You must analyse the following short extract step by step: "She was a phantom of delight / When first she gleamed upon my sight; / A lovely Apparition, sent / To be a moment's ornament" (William Wordsworth). Produce a structured analysis covering: (1) form and rhythm; (2) key figurative devices; (3) characterisation of the woman; (4) likely theme.
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On your notebook, choose any literary text you have studied this year and write a fully developed analytical paragraph (about 200 words) that uses at least five of the technical concepts presented in the explanation: genre, structure, characterisation, setting, narrative voice, diction, figurative device, theme, context. Underline each concept the first time you use it.