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From touching The Void Flashcards

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“Impact catapulted me”

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A metaphor

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“Simon would be ripped off the mountain”

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Future tense, which means that direct thoughts are incorporated into the autobiography

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“he couldn’t hold this”

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This is a definite prediction of the future

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What does the first and second paragraph contain?

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A high concentration of dynamic verbs (violent), short and simple sentences and happening quickly which reflect the number of things and sensations going through Joe’s head.

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What tense is the first paragraph in?

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Most of the first paragraph is in the past tense apart from his direct thought in the future tense, which makes the sentence more immediate.

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“Still, silent”

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Sibilance

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“My thoughts raced madly”

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This is a metaphor and madly is an adverb to intensify the situation.

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“Pain flooded down my thigh - a fierce burning fire”

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Mixed metaphor of two opposite elements to suggest that the pain is both burning and flooding, this also emphasises how much it hurts.

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9
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“Seeming to ball in my groin”

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Extended metaphor

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“Building and building”

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Repetition

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“Ragged gasps”

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Metaphor

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12
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“My leg! … My leg!”

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Direct thought and a short sentence

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“Grotesque distortion”

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Complex adjectives used to create strong imagery - emotive language

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“Burnt my groin”

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Continuation of the extended metaphor of fire

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“That had nothing to do with my knee”

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Direct thought

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“Hanging against the snow”

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Description

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“The pain eased”

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Lifting of the tension (we think things are going to get better)

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“A wave of nausea surged over me”

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More metaphors linked with water, provides cohesion

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“Something terrible, something dark with dread”

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Alliteration, over the top

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“I’ve broken my leg”

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Direct thought

21
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“… If it’s broken … If …”

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Ellipsis used to show broken up thought process and panic

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“My knee exploded. Bone grated”

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Strong image

23
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“The fireball rushed from growing to knee”

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Continuation of fire metaphor, cohesion

24
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“I screamed.”

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Short sentences (paragraph 5)

25
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“It wasn’t just broken”

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Build upon the worst

26
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“Ruptured, twisted, crushed”

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Harsh adjectives to increase the impact of the description

27
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“Head spin”

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Idiomatic expression

28
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“Searing spasm”

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Sibilance

29
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“I would never get over it”

“I could feel myself teetering”

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These both have 2 meanings has 2 meanings: 1 literal and 1 idiomatic

30
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“It seemed to grow”

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This is an example of his subjective perception

31
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“Left here?Alone? …”

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Rhetorical questions

32
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“I felt like screaming, and I felt like swearing, but stayed silent”

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Sibilance

33
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What about paragraph 5 makes us lose hope for him?

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He is very definite about the future being bad and he is using lots of direct thoughts.

34
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What does taking us inside both of the main character heads achieve?

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Means Simpson is able to show how their moods change at different times.

35
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“I felt tired and was grateful to be able to follow Joe’s tracks instead of breaking trail.”

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Talks about his feelings - engages the reader

36
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“Trudged”

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Descriptive but true

37
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“Rope lashed out”

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Giving it life - personification

38
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“Braced myself… Nothing happened”

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Anti climax

39
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“Footsteps cautiously”

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He’s suggested as being quite scared

40
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“Surprise”

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Unexpected (thought he would be in agonising pain)

41
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“You’re dead”

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Direct thought in the second person directly addressed to Joe

42
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How is paragraph 5 of Simon’s account persuasive?

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Because he is persuading himself that Joe is dead and that he could die he is also persuading the reader at the same time.

43
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“Open face”

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Semantic field vocabulary

44
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1) “pathetic”
2) “without any emotion”
3) “dispassionately”

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Passage seems to give a pessimistic view on human personality. Inhumanely cold and selfish as well as having a callous attitude towards death.

45
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Repetition of the first person pronoun “I”.

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Showing that he is mostly thinking about himself.

46
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In general what is Simons account like?

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Literal account, not much figurative language, very dispassionate. He is passive of Joe’s situation

47
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In general what is Joe’s account like?

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Joe’s account is more emotional and very rich with imagery. He also uses lots of figurative language to express sensations along with descriptions and metaphors to add dram a and to allow the reader to empathise with him. As well as this he uses the word “if” and increasingly short sentences to create tension and uncertainty.

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“As I crested the rise”

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Semantic field vocab

49
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“I had no doubt about that”

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Simon is again persuading himself & the reader

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