H is for Hawk Flashcards
1
Q
‘Don’t want you going home with the wrong bird’
A
Foreshadows how she feels she’s been allocated the wrong bird
2
Q
Bird=‘Conjuring trick’
A
Metaphor. Implies bird is magical. Emerges from box like object from magicians hat.
3
Q
‘Like gold’
A
Simile. Connotes Beaty and preciousness of bird
4
Q
‘Like a turkey in a butchers shop’
A
Bird is vulnerable and exposed. Feels sympathy for bird
5
Q
2nd birds sound is ‘Unbearble
A
Cannot tolerate sound of bird that is supposed to be hers
6
Q
Repetition of ‘and’
A
Increases pace + sense of chaos + activity as bird emerges
7
Q
Short sentences lines 11-13
A
Conveys anticipation for the hawk
8
Q
Sequence- ‘One, two, three’
A
Implies she is not confident
