Chinese Cinderella Flashcards
Saturday again. Eight weeks more
Conscious of time passing, dreading school ending.
Forever
Melodramatic
Outside it was hot and there was a warm wind blowing. The radio warned of a possible typhoon the next day
Pathetic fallacy- increased tension= dread of going back home.
Leaving school throbbed at the back of my mind like a persistent toothache
Simile
Your chauffeur is waiting to take you home
Implies wealth/disconnect with family. Not a family member.
Who had died this time
Suggests only brought home for this
‘Your guess is as good as mine’
Parallel with the driver, she is in the same position as the driver at the bottom of the hierarchy.
Short drive
Abandonment
the chauffeur replied rudely
Bottom of the hierarchy below the driver
Where are we, I had forgotten -that they moved
reflects distance with family
inside, it was quiet and cool
Pathetic fallacy- a loveless home.
Summoned, holy of holies
Hierarchy-god like
See me in his room?
question =disbelief
……….. Someone we both know, I think
LAck of confidence in her, doesn’t know his own daughter and what she is up to and her actions.
Is it possible? Am I dreaming? Me, the winner
A Series of questions reflects low self-esteem.
Is this winner….. related to you?
Dad doesn’t speak of his daughter.
I was quite pleased to tell him you are my daughter
implies only pleased because of her achievements
-quite
For once, he was proud of me
Subordinate clause- rarety
How come you one
Italics of you= disbelief.
Does it matter what you do after you get to heaven
hyperbole, intense happiness
he scoffed, who is going to read your writing
belittling tone.
I waited in silence. I did not wish to contradict him
Shot sentence and para- reflects hesistation.
you will, you will, you will
repetition of modal verb- list of commands, she does not have a choice.
Wordsworth’s poem
Irony, thinks like a writer.
