Chinese Cinderella Flashcards
1
Q
Simile
A
‘The thought of leaving school throbbed at the back of my mind like a persistent toothache.’
2
Q
Metaphor
A
‘My whole being vibrated with all the joy in the world’
3
Q
Religious imagery
A
‘To enter the holy of holies’
4
Q
Rhetorical question
A
‘Is it possible? Am I dreaming? Me, the winner?’
5
Q
Short simple sentences
A
‘I waited in silence’
6
Q
Dialogue
A
Most of the text is a conversation between the writer and the father.
7
Q
Future tense
A
‘I’ll be a writer.’
8
Q
Italics
A
‘How come you won?’
