ENG140Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Walter Benjamin, Atlantic Slave Trade, White Privilege
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Allusion: allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. Irony: the expression of one"s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect, airborne toxic eve(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d ja(cid:272)k"s fear of death i(cid:374) white noise. Jack exists in a privileged world and he believes that this is what will protect him from death: ate is a symbol of death, which looms over jack throughout the novel. Unrealisable narrator: an imaginary storyteller or character who describes what he witnesses accurately, but misinterprets those events because of faulty perception, personal bias, or limited understanding. Often the writer or poet creating such an unreliable narrator leaves clues so that readers will perceive the unreliability and question the interpretations offered.
