Techniques and language

Dickens uses many techniques to create additional interest in the story and its characters.

1. Ceremonial distancing. Which of thecharacters distance themselves from reality?

2. Characters’ struggle to cut off or separate part of their lives:

From their past – who?

From their personal life –

From their emotions –

From their future -

3. Find examples of Dramatic Symmetry. (The motif of doubles runs throught the book)

4. Images of inanimate objects to describe the physical appearance of characters (particularly minor characters)

(e.g. The inscrutable features of Wemmick are repeatedly compared to a letter-box). Find more examples and explain why the author uses these comparisons.

Find and analyse symbols in the novel (objects, characters, figures or colors to represent abstract ideas or concepts)

6. Techniques that help to tie events and characters together:

· opening of loose ends which are eventually tied into the story;

· subplots that eventually relate to each other, to the main plot;

· miscellaneous minor characters who initially appear to have only a decorative role, but which become components of the main plot.

· Unexpected relationship between characters

· Forshadowing

Give examples of each of these techniques and analyse them.

Irony

Irony in the title

Find and analyse examples of irony in the novel.

Analyse the use of adjectives denoting colours, especially white and black shades.

Find the elements of Gothic novel in this work.

SEMINAR #10.

The Writers of High Victorian Literature and Late Victorian and Edwardian Literature

Prepare a short review of of the literary activities of one of the writers of this period and a review of the book you have read.

SEMINAR #11.

English Literature of the 20^th century (the period between 1910 – 1938)

Prepare a short review of of the literary activities of one of the writers of this period and a review of the book you have read.

SEMINAR #12.

Modernism In the English Literature

Prepare a short review of of the literary activities of one of the writers of this period and a review of the book you have read.

SEMINAR #13.

English Drama in the 20^th century

1. Read and analyse a play by one of the writers of the period.

B. Read a play by Harold Pinter

1. Speak on the time, setting, characters of the play.

2. Analyse the dialogue between the characters.

3. Analyse the language, style, figures of speech.

4. What features of modernistic literature can you see in the play?

5. Analyse the play as a “play of menace”.

SEMINAR #14.

English Literature of the 20^th century (1939-1960)

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