Analysing structure: Ten Minutes' musing by Alice Dunbar Nelson
Analysing structure: Ten Minutes' musing by Alice Dunbar Nelson
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- This lesson, we will focus on a small section of the short story we have been reading, 'Ten Minutes' Musing' by Alice Dunbar Nelson, and think about how the writer uses language to communicate particular ideas and effects.
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5 Questions
Q1.
In the title, Ten Minutes' Musing, what does the word "musing" mean?
laughing
watching a fight
Q2.
What kind of narrator is used in the story?
a second-person narrator
a third-person narrator
Q3.
What is the occupation of the narrator in the story?
doctor
writer
Q4.
Alice Dunbar Nelson was a writer and part of a cultural and artistic movement called...
The African American Renaissance
The Harlem Writers
The Renaissance
Q5.
Which of the following themes do you think the short story, Ten Minutes' Musing explores most?
Love, revenge, family
5 Questions
Q1.
When you analyse structure you should explore...
the effect of techniques such as simile and metaphor.
the words and phrases the writer is using.
Q2.
Is this statement true or false? "When you look at the structure of a text you just need to summarise what happens."
true
Q3.
Which of the statements is untrue?
The narrator describes the boys playing football.
The story is set in a school playground.
The writer uses a combination of internal thoughts and external actions.
The writer uses a first-person narrator.
Q4.
Which of the following methods are structural devices?
metaphors
powerful verbs
sequence of events
setting
simile
word choice
Q5.
Which of the following methods are language devices?
change of focus
sequence of events
setting