Half past 2 Flashcards
Once upon a school time
Written like in a children’s book symbolises child’s innocence
Something Very Wrong
Capatilised, to show boy did something very bad not just a little bit bad
(I forget what it was)
It was t that serious
Must
Structure, at end of line to demands them to stay and read on
And then, my goodness,
Listing, punishing the boy for her own mistake
He was too scared
Emotive language, it makes the reader feel empathy and creates sympathy towards the child
Cross
Because when your angry at a child you usually say cross not Angry.
TV time ,timetogohometime
Compound words, show his concept of time isn’t numbers it’s doing activities.
But not half past 2
He didn’t know when half past 2 was so he didn’t know when to leave
The little eyes and two long legs for walking
To show the child sees everything like a toy then anything significant
Escaped
He felt trapped
Out of reach
He cannot read the time
Into
Refrain: emphasise the concept of time like he’s in a different world than the teacher
Smell of chrysanthemums ok her desk
Sensory imagery
Into ever
Prepositional phrase, no concept of time so can go on forever
Slotted
The child was just another thing put back in with no consequences for teacher while child has been affected by it
Escaped into clockless land
Fairytale
But he never forgot
It affected his life without consequences
Time hides tockless
Personification
Escaped
Verb, He felt trapped
Out of reach
He can’t read time
Smell of old chrysanthemums
Sensory imagery
Into
Refrain emphasis of concept of time different world than teacher
Into ever
Prepositional phrase, no concept of time can go on forever
