Language analysis: A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf
Language analysis: A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will focus on language analysis and practise the process of exploring the effects of the writer's choices in a short story: 'A Haunted House' by Virginia Woolf.
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7 Questions
Q1.
Virginia Woolf was a _________________ writer who tried to experiment with different styles of writing.
communist
male
Q2.
What is structure?
structure is what the text looks like
Q3.
True or false: The story is set in a house at night
false
Q4.
True or false? The key characterds in the story are a ghostly couple and a woman who lives alone
false
Q5.
True or false? The story is narrated by a ghostly woman
true
Q6.
True or false: The house in the story seems to speak
false
Q7.
Which group of words best describes the structure of the story?
linear, spoken word, literal, religious
5 Questions
Q1.
Which word best describes the ghostly couple?
hilarious
terrifying
Q2.
Which of the statements below is true:
Virginia Woolf was a modernist writer who followed traditional literary forms and conventions.
Q3.
What does the narrator hear the house whispering?
"help, help, help"
"love, love, love"
Q4.
What is the analysis of the verbs "wandering and whispering"?
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.
Q5.
What is the analysis of the fragmented dialogue "kisses without number"?
The ghosts seem content and comfortable together. They are non-threatening: always mindful of the couple sleeping in the house.