Q1. How does Angela Carter you Language Techniques to enhance her story the "Snow Child"
Q2. How does Angela Carter's theme of gothic fiction show though in "The Werewolf"
Q2. How does Angela Carter's theme of gothic fiction show though in "The Werewolf"
QUESTION 1
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In the Snow Child Angela Carter includes Anaphora, similes and adjectives to enhance her story. An example of Anaphora includes “I wish I had a girl as white as snow,” says the Count. They ride on. They come to a hole in the snow; this hole is filled with blood. He says: “I wish I had a girl as red as blood.” So they ride on again; here is a raven, perched on a bare bough. “I wish I had a girl as black as that bird’s feathers.” The use of the word “I wish” is repeatedly at the start of each sentence. This gives the story emphasis and adds to the mood. She also adds similes. An example of a simile is “A girl as white as snow” and “As red as blood”. These similes make the characters and story come to life in the readers mind very easily. Such use of the adjectives shows the personality and looks of the characters. For example “high, black, shining boots with scarlet heels” this makes the story more life-like, relatable and easier for the reader to sympathise with the characters.
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QUESTION 2 |
In “The Werewolf” Angela Carter includes many themes like Wolves, witches and the Devil throughout her story to support the style of gothic fiction.
Examples of gothic fiction themes include, “The Devil holds picnics in the graveyards and invites the witches”, “It went for her throat, as wolves do, but she made a great swipe at it with her father's knife and slashed off its right forepaw.” And “They knew the wart on the hand at once for a witch's nipple.”. With the inclusion of these themes the style of gothic fiction is present. |