Chinese Cinderella Flashcards
‘Time went by relentlessly’
adverbs - show how much she thinks time punishes her
‘like a persistent toothahche’
simile - repeatedly disturbing
‘I threw the dice’
Imagery - suggests writer’s luck could change for better or worse.
-she is losing the game, which implies rest of text will be negative too
‘shrugging his shoulders’
sibilance - underlines rudeness of chauffer
-suggests she doesn’t have a good relationship with family
‘timidly’ ‘foolishly’
adverbs - low self esteem, creates sympathy for her
‘He smiled as I entered and I saw he was in a happy mood.’
Juxtaposition - imagery of a calm person, but she is acting the opposite
‘Is this a giant ruse on his part to trick me?’
Rhetorical question - can’t be herself around her father.
‘Sit down! Sit down!’
Exclamation, repetition - authoritative (talking forcefully), bullying/commanding parent.
-creates sympathy
‘It’s it possible?…Me, the winner?’
Triad or rhetorical questions/short paragraph - shocked and confused that she achieved something
‘I only had to stretch out my hand to reach the stars.’
Metaphor - compares praise to touching something impossible and beautiful, shows how hard it is to please her father.
‘foolproof profession’
adjective choice - he thinks a fool could do it (calling her a fool)
‘Don’t you agree?’
Dark irony - her mother died giving birth to her - she’ll be constantly reminded.
‘Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive.’
Allusion - writer gives hint that she’ll be successful
‘but Father was expecting an answer.’
Capitalisation of Father - shows the position of authority he holds over her.
‘Why?’
rhetorical question - comes at the end of paragraph in which the father’s tone in very domineering (doesn’t expect her to answer)
