Beyond the sky and the earth Flashcards
1
Q
Repetition of ‘mountains’
A
Monotony of landscape
2
Q
‘Picture a giant child gathering earth in great armfuls’
A
To enable the reader to imagine it
3
Q
‘Ninety minute’
A
Statistics to give it an exotic feel (not on this planet)
4
Q
‘I am exhausted, but cannot sleep’
A
Contrasting clauses
5
Q
‘Plasticky’ ‘flavourness’
A
Negative perspective adjectives
6
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