Roger sharpened a stick at both ends Flashcards

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Roger

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Pronoun

Singles Roger - now the focus for fear

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Sharpened

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Verb
Connotations of suffering/pain
Premeditated idea

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Symbolism

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Horrifying that action is grotesque and brutal, Roger is a child
Descent into savagery - primal punishment as well as brutal

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Sibilance

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Quote reflects Roger’s inner evil

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a

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Indefinite article
Heightens sense of fear suggesting this is just one of many
Ironic because is suggests insignificance yet is the most terrifying quote

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Euphemism

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Almost as though the action is so heinous Sam n Eric can’t even voice it
They’re paralysed by fear

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