The murder of Roger Ackroyd- glossary Flashcards
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Homodiegetic
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Narrator is a character within the story
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Focaliser
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Narrative voice
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Motif
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dominant/reoccurring idea
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Intertextuality
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Linking of texts
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Free indirect speech
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Combination of first and third person. E.G. ‘she thought’, ‘she asked herself’.
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Hard-boiled
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Detective is a mirror of the imperfect world/society they inhabit. They are flawed and anti-social.
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Allegory
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Text revealing hidden meaning, moral or political.
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Denouement
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Unresolved strands of the narrative drawn together at the end of the novel and explained. Often aligned with a congregation of those involved/suspects.
