Never Let Me Go - Terminology

Question 1

Give some terminology for language

Answer 1

Symbolism
Motif
Pathetic Fallacy
Semantic Field
Setting
Dialogue
Conversational Tone
Euphemism

Question 2

Give some terminology for form

Answer 2

Dystopian
Bildungsroman
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Realism
Unreliable Narrator
Protagonist

Question 3

Give some terminology for structure

Answer 3

Aside
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
Compressed Time
Retrospective
Analepsis (flashback)
Prolepsis (Flash-forward)
Foreshadowing
Patterns of three
Circular narrator
Shifting timescales

Question 4

What is the definition of euphemism?

Answer 4

An indirect/mild word substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing

Question 5

What is the definition of speculative fiction?

Answer 5

A genre of fiction which is set in a world with supernatural, futuristic or other imagined elements

Question 6

What is the definition of realism?

Answer 6

The attitude of accepting a situation as it is or being prepared to deal with it accordingly
Or
The quality/fact of representing something/someone as it is true to life

Question 7

What is the definition of aside (literature)?

Answer 7

When a character’s dialogue is spoken on stage but not heard by the other characters

Question 8

What is the definition of exposition?

Answer 8

A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory

Question 9

What is the definition of retrospective?

Answer 9

Looking back or dealing with past event or situations

Question 10

What is the definition of circular narratives?

Answer 10

Circular narratives may begin at the end of the story and work its way back to the origins of the story.