A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat

Question 1

Q4 Plan

Answer 1

P1: during race
P2: atmosphere after race

Question 2

‘A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat’

Answer 2

contrast western & Pakistani culture
‘polo’ - upper class, elegant, reserved sport
vs ‘headless’ - chaotic

Question 3

TAP

Answer 3

T: autobiographical account
A: western, people interested in culture & sport
P: to entertain & slightly to inform

Question 4

P1:
‘horns tooting, bells ringing, and the special rattle used just for this purpose.’

Answer 4

list & present participles - action & excitement
‘tooting’, ‘ringing’ - onomatopoeia
‘special’, ‘just’ - bespoke, custom, dedication, tradition

Question 5

‘hanging out of taxis and perched on lorries, all cheered and shouted’

Answer 5

‘hanging’, ‘perched’ - vulnerable, precarious, dangerous - easy to fall - emphasise excitement
repetition of ‘and’ - continuous action, frantic
‘cheered’, ‘shouted’ - passion, thrill

Question 6

‘Formula One without rules’

Answer 6

‘Formula One’ - colloquial comparison - speed, competitive, importance, elite, skill
‘without rules’ - contrast proficiency & precision of F1 - danger & chaos

Question 7

‘survival of the fittest’

Answer 7

superlative of ‘fittest’ - dangerousness & lawlessness, animalistic

Question 8

‘the hospital gate, there was a near pile-up’

Answer 8

‘hospital’ - comfort, safety, calmness
vs ‘pile-up’ - ridiculous, out of control

Question 9

'’officials’…actually monitoring the race’

Answer 9

inverted commas of ‘‘officials’’ - mocking
‘actually’ - lack of regulation, surprise bc of wild events

Question 10

P2:
‘and then the trouble began.’

Answer 10

short sentence - abrupt & funny
‘then’ - irony - already trouble
humour & emphasise chaos to come

Question 11

‘voices were raised, fists were out and tempers rising.’

Answer 11

tricolon & polyptoton of ‘raised’ and ‘rising’ - build up tension, mirror crowd boiling up to a fight - imminent danger
‘voices’, ‘fists’ - bodily - deep passion

Question 12

‘nerves of steel’ vs ‘nervous of hanging around a volatile situation’

Answer 12

polyptoton ‘nerves’ vs ‘nervous’ - contrast - danger
‘volatile’ - unpredictable, explosive, dangerous

Question 13

'’underage!’’ & ‘inexperienced, underage driver

Answer 13

repetition of ‘underage’ - youth & vulnerability - humorous but shocking, reflect on potential danger, recklessness

Question 14

structure

Answer 14

danger hyperbolised = humour