Chapter 1: Quotations Flashcards
What simile does Stevenson use to describe the “discoloured wall” of the odd house?
“Blind forehead of discoloured wall”
What simile does Stevenson use to describe the empty London streets?
“As empty as a church”
Why does Utterson drink “gin when he was alone”?
“To mortify a taste for vintages”
What verb is used to describe the way the “little man” moves along when he first approaches?
“Stumping”
Why does Enfield have to keep “the women off him”?
Because “they were as wild as harpies”
What contrasting verb/adverb describes the way the man treated the child’s body on the ground?
“Trampled calmly”
Complete this quotation expressing Enfield’s view of Hyde’s appearance: “He must be ____________ somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of _______________”
Deformed, deformity
What is Utterson’s view of the theatre?
“Though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed of one for twenty years.”
Enfield says Hyde “wasn’t like a man.” With what mythical entity does he go on to compare him?
Like “some damned Juggernaut”
What does the Sawbones do when he sees Hyde?
“Turn sick and white with a desire to kill him”
What simile does Enfield use to compare Hyde to Lucifer?
“Like Satan”
What musical simile describes how the doctor usually presents his feelings?
“As emotional as a bagpipe”
How do Mr Utterson and Mr Enfield feel about their Sunday walks?
“The chief jewel of each week”
Complete this quotation, when Enfield says he will say no more about the tale he has told Utterson:
“Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again”
What does Enfield call his account that he associates with the door?
“A very odd story”
What relation is Mr Enfield to Mr Utterson?
“His distant kinsman”
In whose lives is Mr Utterson “the last good influence”?
“Down - going men”
What verb describes the speed with which Hyde takes out his key to the door?
“Whipped”
Enfield says he had taken a loathing to his gentleman “at first sight. So had…” who?
“The child’s family”
What simile describes Utterson’s affections for his long - standing friends?
“His affections, like ivy, were the growth of time”
When Hyde gives Enfield a look, what physical reaction does it have on him?
“Gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running”
With what does Enfield compare the impact of starting a question?
Like “starting a stone”
With what does Enfield compare the inviting shop fronts?
Like “rows of smiling saleswomen”
Complete this quotation: “something wrong with his appearance; something _______________, something ___________________________”
Displeasing, downright detestable
How would it be impossible for anyone to ring at the blistered and distained door of the sinister house?
“Was equppied with neither bell nor knocker.”
In what way does the the inviting street shine out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood?
“Like a fire in a forest”
At what time of day and in what season does Enfield first see Hyde?
“About three o’clock of a black winter morning”
