Postcolonialism
What country is Adichie from?
Nigeria
How many lines in a sonnet?
14
What does Romanticism value more than logic?
Emotion, beauty and imagination.
Who is the Victorian period named for?
Queen Victoria
What was Modernism reacting to?
A rapidly changing world (e.g. war, industrialisation, loss of traditional beliefs).
What is a “single story”?
A limited, one-dimensional view of a person or culture that reduces them to one idea or stereotype
What is the rhyme structure of a sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What emotion dominates Poe's poem?
Isolation and loneliness.
What is a "rest cure"?
A treatment that forces a person to isolate, rest, and avoid all mental or physical activity
What is the core theme of Cummings' poem?
Love
Where does postcolonial writing emerge from?
From places once ruled by empires (e.g. Africa, the Caribbean, South Asia).
da DUM syllable couplets
What is the “sublime”?
Awe-inspiring experiences (often in nature) that overwhelm human understanding.
What does the wallpaper begin to represent?
The narrator’s own confinement.
What is a caesura and what is its effect?
A pause within a line of poetry that slows the rhythm and emphasises key ideas.
How does postcolonial literature challenge traditional narratives?
By retelling history from the perspective of those who were colonised.
What is a volta?
The turning point in a sonnet.
What makes a text "gothic"?
a dark, foreboding atmosphere, featuring themes of terror, suspense, and the supernatural, often set in decaying, isolated locations
In what ways is the narrator unreliable?
The narrator is unreliable because her worsening mental state distorts her perception of reality and events.
What is a key stylistic feature of Modernist writing?
Experimentation with structure, grammar, and form.
What is discursive writing?
Discursive writing explores ideas from multiple perspectives in a reflective and conversational style.
What does Shakespeare compare his subject to?
A summer's day.
What was Poe's most famous poem?
The Raven
Who is Jane thought to be?
The narrator
What effect do the parentheses have on meaning in Cummings’ poem?
The parentheses show intimacy by embedding one idea within another, reflecting how love is inseparable from identity.