Language analysis: A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf

English

The Short Story

Which word best describes the ghostly couple?

Virginia Woolf was a modernist writer who followed traditional literary forms and conventions.

Virginia Woolf was a modernist writer who tried to experiment with and subvert literary forms and conventions.

What does the narrator hear the house whispering?

The ghosts seem content and comfortable together. They are non-threatening: always mindful of the couple sleeping in the house.

The ghosts’ words flow into one another suggesting their intimate connection as they remember their life together. There is a poetic rhythm to their speech.

What is the analysis of the verbs "wandering and whispering"?

What is the analysis of the fragmented dialogue "kisses without number"?

Virginia Woolf was a _________________ writer who tried to experiment with different styles of writing.

structure is the sequence of ideas and how they are presented

True or false: The story is set in a house at night

True or false? The key characterds in the story are a ghostly couple and a woman who lives alone

True or false? The story is narrated by a ghostly woman

True or false: The house in the story seems to speak

non-linear, fluid, dream-like, state of consciousness

Which group of words best describes the structure of the story?

Starter Quiz