Narrative Contradictions in Literature Analysis

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Which adjective used to describe Emma in the text hints at a will-to-power and androgynous nature?

Handsome (correct)

Beautiful

Pretty

Clever

What is Emma depicted as being 'mistress' of in the text?

Her health

Her beauty

Social gatherings

Her own life (correct)

Who does Emma take up as a protégée in the text?

Harriet (correct)

Ford Madox Ford

Miss Taylor

Jane Austen

What does Emma begin to indulge in on behalf of Harriet in the text?

Matchmaking intrigue Signup and view all the answers

How does the text describe Ford Madox Ford's opening sentence in terms of securing the reader's attention?

Blatant ploy to drag the reader in Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of modern obscurity infects Ford Madox Ford's narrative according to the text?

Anxiety about truth discovery Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe Emma's contentment that is implied to be deceptive in the text?

'Seeming' Signup and view all the answers

'Emma is unusually free in what respect?' according to the text?

'To marry whom she chooses' Signup and view all the answers

'Between them it was more the intimacy of sisters.' Who is referred to by 'them' in this phrase?

'Miss Taylor and Emma' Signup and view all the answers

How does Kingsley Amis begin his ghost story, The Green Man?

With a witty pastiche of The Good Food Guide Signup and view all the answers

In Italo Calvino's If on a winter's night a traveller, how does the novel begin?

With a direct address to the reader Signup and view all the answers

What type of party are the guests attending in Henry James's The Turn of the Screw?

Country-house party Signup and view all the answers

How does James Joyce begin Finnegans Wake?

In the middle of a sentence Signup and view all the answers

What literary device is used in the missing fragment from Finnegans Wake that concludes the book?

Cyclical structure Signup and view all the answers

What surprises guests at the country-house party in The Turn of the Screw?

The revelation of a deceased woman's memoir Signup and view all the answers

'riverrun, past Eve and Adam's' in Finnegans Wake refers to what geographical feature?

Swerve of shore Signup and view all the answers

'No sooner has one got over one's surprise at finding a genuine coaching inn less than 40 miles from London...' in The Green Man implies what about the inn?

It is close to London Signup and view all the answers

What is common between the beginnings of The Green Man and Finnegans Wake?

Both involve inns near London Signup and view all the answers

What does the use of the word 'sad' towards the end of the first paragraph suggest about the tone of the text?

It hints at a premonitory undercurrent of tragedy. Signup and view all the answers

What does the metaphor of a glove symbolize in relation to social behavior in 'The Good Soldier'?

Deceptive concealment Signup and view all the answers

How are the enigmas raised in the first paragraph of 'The Good Soldier' addressed?

Through explanations provided later in the text Signup and view all the answers

What is signified by starting a novel with a philosophical reflection, according to the text?

Emotional depth and complexity Signup and view all the answers

In 'The Good Soldier,' what is implied by the chronic dissembling of the characters?

Their reliability is questionable. Signup and view all the answers

Which literary device is highlighted by the use of a metaphor in describing Jane Austen's style in relation to authority?

Metaphor Signup and view all the answers

'The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there' is an example of:

Philosophical reflection Signup and view all the answers

'Hale knew they meant to murder him before he had been in Brighton three hours' is an example of:

'Extreme jeopardy' initiation Signup and view all the answers

'And this also,' Marlow begins, 'has been one of the dark places of the earth' is from which novel?

'Heart of Darkness' Signup and view all the answers

'...the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born...' is an example of which type of beginning?

Rude gesture at autobiography tradition Signup and view all the answers

What is the main point of comparison made by the author regarding when a novel begins?

Comparing it to when a human embryo becomes a person Signup and view all the answers

How do many writers typically prepare before starting to write a novel?

By outlining the plot and characters in their heads Signup and view all the answers

Which author is mentioned as creating almost as interesting notes as the finished novel while preparing for their work?

Henry James Signup and view all the answers

What does Muriel Spark focus on before starting to write a new novel?

Developing a title and opening sentence Signup and view all the answers

How does the text describe the role of the beginning of a novel?

As a threshold into the imaginative world of the novelist Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized about the opening sentence of a novel?

It may not be the first sentence initially penned by the writer Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used in the text to describe the separation between reality and imagination created by a novelist?

'The Creative Threshold' Signup and view all the answers

What phrase is used to describe how the beginning of a novel should engage readers?

'Draw us in' Signup and view all the answers

Which element does the text suggest defines when the beginning of a novel ends?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a difficult question from an easy question, according to this text?

Complexity and difficulty in answering it Signup and view all the answers