Craft Of Writing

Question 1

Example of egocentric first person voice in Father and Child?

Answer 1

‘I rose’, ‘I crept’, ‘I knew’ (part 1)

Shows the egocentricity of the child, focussing on themself and their actions.

Question 2

Example of collective and ownership first person pronouns in father and child?

Answer 2

‘we stand’, ‘my sake’, ‘my stick thin comforter’ (part 2)

Enables the reader to more understand what the character is feeling, and create a message about the bond the child now has with their father.

Question 3

Example of truncated sentences in father and child?

Answer 3

‘my first shot struck’, ‘i fired.’

Showcases the quick pace of events

Question 4

Example of Graphic and visceral imagery in father and child?

Answer 4

‘…obscene bundle of stuff that dropped, and dribbled through the loose straw tangling in bowels…’

Highlight the drastic change in the child’s opinion of death, and the way the child now sees death as a hideous thing.

Question 5

Example of Imperative voice; in father and child?

Answer 5

‘end what you have begun’

showcases the authority of the dad and the power he has over the child

Question 6

Example of Imagery associated with sight and blindness in Father and child?

Answer 6

‘i saw those eyes that did not see mirror my cruelty’, ‘wrecked thing that could not bear the light’,

symbolises the ignorance of the child

Question 7

Example of juxtaposition in father and child?

Answer 7

‘Lived or dreamed’

questioning where time has gone. Her perception of the passing of time feels skewed.