Boy's Don't Cry: Chapter One Flashcards
1
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Form:
A
The name of the text type that the writer uses.
2
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Context:
A
The setting or backdrop in which the story is written
3
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Content:
A
The subject or ideas contained in something written said, created, or represented
4
Q
Structure:
A
The organisation of a story’s various elements:
- including plot
- characters
- themes
5
Q
Language:
A
The vocabulary used within a text
6
Q
Theme:
A
Its underlying message, or ‘big idea.
7
Q
BDC- Form
A
- Novel
- Bildungsroman
- Literary Realism
8
Q
BDC- Context
A
2000s Britain
9
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BDC - Structure
A
- Main plot
- Subplot
- Dual narrative
- The majority of the novel follows a linear structure.
10
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BDC - Language
A
- Blackman uses simplistic and colloquial language
- Reflective of the family’s context in 2000 Britain.
11
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BDC - Theme
A
- Masculinity
- Familial structures
- Financial Stability
- Prejudices
- Societal Stereotypes
12
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What is ‘renowned’?
A
Adjective
13
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Meaning: Renowned
A
Known or talked about by many people
14
Q
Where was Blackman born and where?
A
- Clapham
- 1962
15
Q
What did Blackman sense?
A
Malorie sensed that publishers were keen to focus on the fact that she was a black writer
