Exotic Britain
What is exoticism?
A word used to describe something exotic, different, unusual, interesting. We talk about exoticism when we're referring to a distant place. It is also a synonym of otherness.
What is Velutha's social caste?
He is an Untouchable.
What did we do as a final task of this chapter?
We did a recording about Modern Art.
Which form of discrimation did we focus on during this chapter?
We focus on racism.
Name this type of rhyme in a poem: abba.
It's called enclosing.
Who was the servant and confidant of Queen Victoria?
He was named Abdul Karim.
Who are the small and big men in India?
The small men were the indian while the big men were the british.
Subjectivism and pluralism. To which form of art are we referring?
Modern or contemporary art.
Who is the Main actor in 12 Angry Men?
It's Henry Fonda.
Spell the name of the author of The God of Small Things.
Arundhati Roy.
We saw throughout the chapter that an artistic movement took place among the eastern artists who were fascinated by the indian culture, what is its name?
Orientalism.
What is the relationship between Sophie Mol and Pappachi?
Pappachi is the grandfather of Sophie.
To which era does the novel Oliver Twist belong?
It belong to the Victorian era.
What is the Central Five case about?
It is the case in which five young black and hispanic men were wrongly accused of the rape and the murder of a white woman in Central Park.
What was the second chapter we studied this year?
Promised Land.
What is the Koh-i-Noor?
It is one of the largest diamond of the whole world which is also a part of the british Crown Jewelry.
Who is Chappa Thamburan?
It is the spider Velutha and Ammu were seeing during their meetings.
What is a Tmesis?
It is a poem composed of fragmented words forming a shape: it is a visual poem.
In an extract of the novel Just Mercy that we studied during this chapter, another novel was mentioned. Which one?
It's the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
"We are the people, for the people, by the people."
Name this literary device.It's an asyndeton.
What is the particularity of the Osborne House?
It is one of the british Royal residency which owned an indian Corridor called the Dubar Room.
When does the story take place? Give both dates.
1969 and 1993
What is the movie Sorry We Missed You about?
It is a movie raising awareness about the impact of capitalism in today society.
What is the last word of the padlet web address of this chapter?
It was trial ;)
Tell us four translation devices. You can answer in French ;)
Traduction littéral et le calque.
L'emprunt.
La traduction du passé.
Les verbes liés au regard.
La modulation.
L'équivalence.
La transposition grammaticale ou le chassé-croisé.
Le contraire négativé.