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Quick questions on Narratology and point of view - Edexcel A-Level English Language and Literature
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What is constructing point of view through language?Show answer
Point of view is not a label but a construction, built from features at every level. Pronouns set the person and the relationship; modality marks the narrator's certainty or doubt and so their reliability; deixis ("here", "now", "then", "this") anchors the narrator in a time and place and signals their orientation; the lexis colours perception, since a narrator who calls a stranger "shifty" rather than "quiet" reveals their judgement. The analytical move is to read these features as evidence of the perspective and its effect on the reader.
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Define focalisation and explain why it matters. [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What is free indirect discourse? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Give two linguistic cues that a narrator may be unreliable. [2 marks]
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