Between a rock and a hard place Flashcards
1
Q
‘I come to another drop-off’
A
- first person
- short sentence creates drama
2
Q
‘maybe eleven or twelve feet high, a foot higher’
A
- mathematical language
- shows extremes
3
Q
positive language
A
- ‘it’s possible’
- ‘I can’
4
Q
suspense
A
- ‘claustrophobic’
- ‘dangle off’
- ‘Then silence.’
5
Q
active voice
A
- ‘I traverse’
- ‘I press’
- ‘I kick’
- ‘I lower’
- ‘I squat’
- ‘I can’
6
Q
sensory imagery
A
- ‘Fear shoots my hands over my head. I can’t move’
7
Q
imagery
A
‘I shove against the large boulder, heaving against it, pushing with my left hand, lifting with my knees pressed under the rock.’
8
Q
‘Come on…move! Nothing’
A
- one word sentence
- dialogue punctuation
- suspense
