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Postmodernism
Love and romance
Horror
Australia
Analytic elements
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How do we see postmodern characteristics in "Fight club"?
The paranoia, temporal distortion, magical realismn, participation
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What is a oxymoron?
Two opposite words put together to create a contrast - Black and white, love and hate
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What are Stephen King's three genres of horror?
Terror, horror and gross-out
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What does 'the stolen generation' mean, and who does the term refer to?
The stolen generation is a frase used to describe the children of aboriginals, who where kidnapped by the british settlers to see if they could become more 'british'.
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What is most important about analyzing a short-story?
Short stories are fiction, therefore the important features are: Characters Plot Symbols Theme Setting Title Narration Message
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What does pastiche and metafiction mean?
Pastiche - the author's voice in their litterature. They use combined/pasted elements of previous genres to create a new voice. Metafiction - writing about writing, making the reader aware of the fictionality in a text
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Mention at least 5 of the loves.
Cortly love, carnal love, parental love, possessive love, obsessive love, platonic love, unrequited love, eternal love, romantic love, spiritual love
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How would you explain 'magical realism'?
Magical realism is whenever a text has realistic elements, which are disturbed by supernatural or magical objects. For instance if a school is invaded by aliens or monsters
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What is a penal settlement?
A settlement used to exile prisoners from the rest of the population - fx in Australia where the british prisoners where transported to
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How do you analyze a poem?
Poems are fiction, but they have a special method used to analyze them: Setting Title Form and structure Theme/message Narration Poetic language Wider contenxts
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What is temporal distortion?
Literary technique that uses an unclear timeline, so the narrators are able to make ridicilous jumps in time or make a culturel or historical mistake - like Abraham Lincoln using a cellphone
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What are some of the characteristics in the literature from 'the Renaissance'?
- It is a bridge between modern history and middleages - It has a new perspective in oil paintings, art, architecture - It is an idea about 'rebirth'
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What describes a horror story?
- Whenever a narrator is trying to scare the reader - When a 'normal' situation is disturbed by some kind of 'scary object'
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What is a 'half caste'?
Half white and half black aboriginal children
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What is important when analyzing a speech?
Speeches are non-fiction, therefore it is important to look at: Language Media Choice of words Stylistics Speaker Message Situation/circumstances Audience/recievers
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What does postmodernism mean?
Postmodernism is a criticism of most modern features. Postmodernist's use art, literature and architecture to criticize the newest techniques and statements. Fx would a postmodernist believe that it is not true that medicine can cure illnesses and they do not like new cultures
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What does 'simile' mean?
A simile is a comparason using 'like' or 'as'
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How does Freud describes humor and it's effect?
"Humor is a sign of the repressed played out in disguise" - Monsters are a symol of subconscious desires
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What is the film 'Rabit proof fence' about and how do we see the Australian topic in the film?
About aboriginal children who were kidnapped. The movie contains the image of 'The stolen generation'.
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How do you analyze a play? Fx Shakespeare's
Whenever analyzing a play, you have to look at these factors: Setting Genre Dialogue Sounds Costumes
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Name 5 or more of the characteristics in Postmodernist litterature
Faction, Magical realism, Participation, Maximalism, Paranoia, Temporal distortion, Historiegraphic metafiction, metafiction, intertextuality, pastiche, irony - playfullnes - black humor - 11 (nævn 5 eller flere)
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What is the most important elements in Shakespeare's sonnets, plays and texts?
- His generel theme including tragic, romantic love - His way of writing (iambic pentameter)
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How do you describe a 'gross-out' horror?
All of the monsters and horrific details are showed - even the disgusting things
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What is a ticket of leave?
A document of parole the prisoners in Australias penal settlements were given if they maintained good behavior.
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What should you do whenever analyzing any text?
You should: Put it in context with a genre or topic Read it twice, to collect important features Read aloud, if possible Analyze only important factors - like language, settings etc.