A passage to Africa Flashcards
1
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Hungry, lean, scared
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Adjectives
Describing the faces in Africa
2
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Amina. Habiba. Ayaan.
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Use of names
Makes it easier for the reader the empathise with them.
para 4 narrowing focus to the mother and her children.
3
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By the time Amina returned, she only had one daughter.
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Matter of fact tone
Shows death is common.
4
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Habiba had died.
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short sentence
emphasises how quick the death occurred.
5
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-that simple, ‘frictionless’, ‘motionless’
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adjectives
there is acceptance of the death, no resistance
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