Question 14
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2017
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Compare the narrative style of Virginia Woolf's *Mrs Dalloway* with that of Jane Austen's *Pride and Prejudice*. Identify two stylistic techniques Woolf uses and explain how they create a different effect from Austen's omniscient narration.
Answer Options
A.
Woolf employs omniscient third‑person narration and linear chronology, which produce a detached social overview, unlike Austen's intimate interior monologue that emphasizes personal reflection.
Correct Answer
B.
Woolf uses free‑indirect interior monologue and rapid temporal shifts, which generate intimate psychological depth, whereas Austen's steady omniscient narration maintains social distance; the contrast highlights Woolf's modernist focus on inner experience.
C.
Woolf's narrative is built on strict chronological order and external description, generating a clear plot focus, in contrast to Austen's rapid temporal jumps that blur the timeline.
D.
Woolf relies on epistolary fragments and direct dialogue, creating a communal narrative voice, whereas Austen's use of free‑indirect discourse isolates characters emotionally.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Woolf uses free‑indirect interior monologue and rapid temporal shifts, which generate intimate psychological depth, whereas Austen's steady omniscient narration maintains social distance; the contrast highlights Woolf's modernist focus on inner experience.
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This is
Gce Model Questions Vol1
2017
Literature In English
Question 14.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2017
Gce Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
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