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Quick questions on Analysing prose fiction (AO2): narrative methods and the integrated approach - WJEC A-Level English Language and Literature
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What is free indirect discourse in action?Show answer
Consider a third-person narrative that reads: "She would manage perfectly well on her own, thank you very much. Who needed them anyway?" Grammatically this sits in third person and past tense ("She would manage"), so the narrator has not handed over to direct speech.
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What distinguishes free indirect discourse from direct speech? [3 marks]
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Why analyse narrative structure, not just voice? [2 marks]
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Explore how a writer presents a character through narrative method in a prose extract. [20 marks]
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