Chinese Cinderella Flashcards
Why does the writer us ellipsis in the opening paragraph
It emphasises her dread as school was about to end and she had to see her family.This is strange as the normal child would want school to end.
Why does the writer use the simile ‘like a persistent tooth ache’
To show that the thought of leaving school was hurting her and always at the back of her head
Why does the writer use many interrogative sentences when she was being picked up from school
To convey her confusion as she doesn’t know why she is being taken to her perants house
Why has the writer used a short declarative sentence to describe her father
To show that there is a lack of emotional warmth . And show that he is business like with little connection to his daughter
Why does the writer use a single sentence paragraph when she was given the days newspaper
To convey her shock and excitement as she had just realised that she had won a competition
What kind of devise is ‘all the joy in the world’ and how does it convey her feelings
It is a hyperbolic metaphor and it shows that she can achieve anything now she has her fathers approval to go to England
What kind of device is used in the phrase ‘England is like entering heaven’. How does it have an effect
It is a simile and it describes England as being a paradise and wonderful
