A Game Of Polo With A Headless Goat

Question 1

Meaning

Answer 1

A passage describing a donkey race that makes it seem comical

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

Short sentences
Long chaotic sentences
Chronological
Hyphens

Question 3

Short sentence

Answer 3

-contrasts strongly with the long syntax used
-makes the changes abrupt
-‘Yacoob loved it’ humourous and shows the contrasts between E.L (a westerner) and Yacoob (Iran)

Question 4

Long chaotic sentences

Answer 4

-build up momentum of narrative
-mirrors the chaotic nature of the race and the cars
-makes the reader read it quickly, without stopping

Question 5

Hyphens

Answer 5

This makes the sentences appear disjointed and creates the impression that all of the events are happening at once at a rapid speed

Question 6

Chronological

Answer 6

-this contrasts with the manic nature of the events within the passage

Question 7

Language

Answer 7

Colloquial language
Allusions
Hyperbole
Zoomorphism
Personification
Aural imagery (onomatopoeia)
Metaphor
Synecdoche

Question 8

Colloquial language

Answer 8

Informal
Shows familiarity
-suggests she is a friendly person

Question 9

Allusions

Answer 9

-‘wacky races’ , allusion to a silly cartoon, makes the reader imagine a comical scene
-‘survival of the fittest’, allusion to charles Darwins book on the origin of the species, suggests uncivilised danger ruthlessness

Question 10

Zoomorphism

Answer 10

‘Perched’, perhaps add to the unserious nature of the passage
- creates an image

Question 11

Metaphors

Answer 11

‘Nerves of steel’

Question 12

Synecdoche

Answer 12

‘Fists were out’
Adds to the comical nature of the piece