Hyde Flashcards
‘It wasn’t like a —: it was like some —— Juggernaut’
‘It wasn’t like a man; it was like some damned juggernaut’
Chapter 1, description of Hyde
- Simile
- Juggernaut is forceful and powerful therefore conveys how dangerous Hyde is.
- Adjective ‘damned’ creates an aggressive tone.
‘A dismal screech, as of —- animal ——, rang from the ——-.’
‘A dismal screech, as of mere animal terror, rang from the cabinet.’
Chapter 8, Poole and Utterson hear Hyde
- Atavistic behaviour
- Noun ‘screech’ conveys the pain Jekyll faces when transforming. Conveys why Jekyll was so fed up with Hyde taking over his life.
‘With — -like fury, he was trampling his —— under foot and hailing down a —– of blows.’
‘With ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of blows.’
Chapter 4, about Hyde
- Atavism, feral behaviour
- Verb ‘trampling’ links to chapter 1, conveys how he doesn’t care about harming people.
- Metaphor
- Links to how Hyde is aggressive and dangerous
‘He gave an impression of ——— without any nameable ————, he had a displeasing smile.’
‘He gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile.’
Chapter 2, about Hyde
- Conveys Hyde’s peculiar apperance
- Adjective ‘displeasing’ illustrates how unnerving Hyde is because although he is smiling, which is a friendly gesture, it is still scary
- ‘Nameable’ connotes mystery.
‘The man trampled —— over the child’s body’
‘The man trampled calmly over the child’s body’
Chapter 1, Hyde’s attack on the little girl
- Adverb ‘Calmly’ conveys how Hyde is emotionless
- Verb ‘trampled’ illustrates how animalistic his actions are.
‘Broke out into a great —– of anger.’
‘Broke out into a great flame of anger.’
Chapter 4, Hyde’s attack on Carew
‘As should make his name —– from one end of London to another.’
‘As should make his name stink from one end of London to another.’
Chapter 1, about Hyde
