Starter quiz
- 'The use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses: sight, touch, sound, taste, smell' is the definition of ______ language.
- 'sensory' ✓
- If someone is smiling, then we might assume they are...
- scared
- unhappy
- cheerful ✓
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- Which of the following sentences uses the sense of touch?
- The delicate scent of lavender filled the air.
- The breeze felt cold against my skin. ✓
- The murmurings of the stream felt instantly relaxing.
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- 'Klara and the Sun' is a novel written by...
- Atwood
- Ishiguro ✓
- Dickens
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- 'Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally' is the definition of something...
- organic
- artificial ✓
- genuine
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- 'Intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems' is the definition of ______ intelligence.
- 'artificial' ✓
Exit quiz
- In Ishiguro's 'Klara and the Sun', Klara is...
- a human girl who has been genetically enhanced
- a regular human girl with no enhancement
- an artificial intelligence companion ✓
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- In Ishiguro's 'Klara and the Sun', Klara describes herself as which of the following in the opening sentence?
- modern
- lonely
- new ✓
- normal
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- 'Operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?
- 'mechanical' ✓
- Which of the following descriptions feels mechanical rather than human?
- My eyes glistened and welled up with tears.
- My eyes had a shiny, chrome finish. ✓
- My eyes were blue with grey flecks.
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- 'Relating to the position, area, and size of things' is the definition of...
- temporal
- celestial
- spatial ✓
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- Which of the following descriptions focuses on spatiality?
- The plush bedsheets were 1000 cotton thread count.
- The bed was centred in the room in front of the wardrobe. ✓
- The bed was made of mahogany wood.
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Key learning points
- The narrator of Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun’ is an artificial intelligence companion for children.
- In order to emulate Ishiguro’s use of an artificial voice, we might describe the character in mechanical terms.
- They might offer a description of their surroundings that focuses on spatiality rather than sensory language.
- You could also show how the character doesn’t fully comprehend social situations or interactions.
Common misconception
That you just need to say that your character isn't human to create an artifical voice.
To create an artificial voice, you want to consider how your character would describe themselves, their surroundings, and their interactions in a way that shows they are not human.
Keywords
Mechanical - operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts
Artificial - made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally
Sensory language - the use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses: sight, touch, sound, taste, smell
Spatial - relating to the position, area, and size of things
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