Set Text, Glasgow 5th March 1971

Question 1

“ragged”

Answer 1

-Word Choice
-sharpness, rough torn damaged
-Something that can harm someone , is dangerous

Question 2

“diamond”

Answer 2

-Imagery, metaphor
-smooth, precious, wealthy, riches
-is shown to describe the shop window

Question 3

“shattered”

Answer 3

-word choice
-Broken beyond repair, obliterated, crumbled
-Can’t be put back together, can’t be repaired, also onomatopoeia

Question 4

“young man”

Answer 4

-word choice
-innocence, loss of potential, has his whole life ahead of him
-emphasis on how young they are that they have their whole life ahead of them, makes us feel sympathy for the couple

Question 5

“falling backwards”

Answer 5

-word choice
-caught off-guard, extremely unexpected, harder to protect themselves
-Suddenly lost control, they’ve seen exactly who has pushed them, adds to the horror
-Sympathize with the couple as it is impossible for them to stop themselves

Question 6

“bristling”

Answer 6

-imagery, metaphor
-Bristles on a brush, bristles like a stubble of a beard
-imagery of the glass shards brushing against the mans face
-Can also be associated with anger, bristling with anger
-everyday nature of the image (beard) makes it more shocking and suggests pain and horror

Question 7

“spurts arterial blood”

Answer 7

-word choice
-(spurts) Bursting, forceful, gushing
-(arterial) serious, life threatening, endangered
-Huge volume of blood , life threatening loss of blood, important part of the body damaged

Question 8

“wet-look coat”

Answer 8

-word choice
-innocence, purity and a doctors coat
-her coat looks wet and is wet because of the blood
-Her blood standing out against the white of her coat

Question 9

“starfished out”

Answer 9

-Imagery
-Starfish have there arms stretched out
-helps to show how they are falling and are desperately trying to save themselves from the fall
-idea of desperation

Question 10

“braced for impact”

Answer 10

-word choice
-get ready, preparing to be hit, sudden fall
-Shows the inevitable moment of them hitting the ground
-trying to reduce the pain they are about to feel

Question 11

“show, surprise and shock the beginning of pain”

Answer 11

-Sentence structure, rule of three (also sound because of the repetitive ‘s’)
-unexpected, unprepared, not ready
-Range of negative emotions the couple are feeling in that very moment
-Emphasizes the emotions they are feeling
-starting to feel pain, they aren’t going to get any better

Question 12

“operation”

Answer 12

-word choice
-planned out, precision, thought out, methodical

Question 13

“smartly”

Answer 13

-word choice
-reinforces the priority, speed and efficiency of the youths

Question 14

“loot”

Answer 14

-word choice
-They are just looking for what they can steal and rob

Question 15

“no expression”

Answer 15

-word choice
-feeling no remorse, apathetic, no sympathy
-zero feeling for the couple

Question 16

“sharp, clear night”

Answer 16

-word choice
-easy to see, see well, no reason you cannot see
-there is no chance no one can see the incident happening

Question 17

“sauchiehall street”

Answer 17

-word choice
-a busy street, main street, lots of people
-Lots of people are there and are pretending not to notice the couple

Question 18

“keep their eyes on the road”

Answer 18

-word choice
-highlights the poems theme: society’s indifference
-Showing the lack of concern for the couple, ignoring what is happening

Question 19

What are the themes in “Glasgow 5th of March”?

Answer 19

-violence
-society’s indifference
-crime
-painful experience