In Mrs Tilscher’s Class

Question 1

“Laugh of a bell”

Answer 1

Personification- reveals the enjoyment of the children at school and how they love the sound of the bell as it symbolises their free time to play with their friends

Question 2

“This was better than home”

Answer 2

Caesura creates an abrupt and shocking tone. It reveals the surprise of people learning that this child enjoys school more than home which is unusual and in contrast to most.

Question 3

“Sky split open into a thunderstorm”

Answer 3

Extended metaphor
Just as a thunderstorm is a collision of natural forces which results in complex weather so too the young people are now removed from safety and security of school and are experiencing their own natural changes

Question 4

“From commas into exclamation marks”

Answer 4

Metaphor
Just as a comma provides a brief pause and an exclamation mark provides an exciting end to a sentence so too the children have almost completed their journey through school

Question 5

“Sugar paper. Coloured shapes. Brady and Hindley”

Answer 5

Juxtaposition- the contrast of the happiness of their school work with the danger of child serial killers, reveals that the child doesn’t understand what’s going on around them/ shows their innocence.

Question 6

“Travel up the Blue Nile with your finger”

Answer 6

Metaphor compares child’s journey of growing up to an exciting adventure along the river Nile.