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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Pov Short Fiction

Study Function Of Pov Short Fiction in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is one primary function of an unreliable narrator in short fiction?

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ANSWER

Creates irony by separating the narrator's account from the implied truth. Gap between telling and truth generates dramatic tension.

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AP English Literature and Composition: Short Fiction

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In the excerpt below, a narrator recounts a childhood memory of stealing peaches: We didn't call it stealing then. We called it "borrowing summer." We climbed Mr. Dallow's fence in our school shoes, the rubber soles squeaking like apologies. When the first peach split under my thumb, juice ran down my wrist and into my cuff, and we laughed too loudly, as if volume could turn guilt into celebration. Later, when my mother found the stain, we agreed—without speaking—that the tree had simply been generous. Which choice best describes the function of the point of view in the excerpt? (Consider how we shapes responsibility and memory.)
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