The Explorer"s Duaghter

Question 1

What are the key points

Answer 1

Dilemma between hunter and the hunted -language of contrast

1. Juxtaposition between emotion and reality
2. Long complex sentences to justify hunting
3. Factual, specialist language to justify hunting
4. Distance, time to put reader in the middle of it - emotional bond
5. Metaphors to create emotional bond
6. Triplet to highlight emotional bond
7. Personification to bring narwhal to life
8. Emotional and descriptive adjectives to show beauty and contrast harsh reality

Question 2

Juxtaposition of emotion and reality

Answer 2

Line 1 - buttress eaten,narwhal next to each other to show the dilemma between human reality and natural wonder

Question 3

Long complex sentences…

Answer 3

Writer convincing herself and reader with long explanations
Final sentence is short and decisive
“Hunting is still an absolute necessity”

Question 4

Factual descriptions

Answer 4

Making detailed rational arguments for hunting
Using specialist vocabulary
Necessity of hunting
“The mattak is rich in necessary minerals”

Question 5

Time and distance

Answer 5

“Two hours”
“This time very close”
“Within an hour”
“naked eye”
First three lines to put reader in the middle of the scene

Question 6

Metaphor

Answer 6

“ my heart leapt for both hunter and narwhal”

Shows contrast of emotions and her dilemma

Question 7

Triplet

Answer 7

“ to dive, to leave, to survive”
Emphasises the clash of emotions
Triplets are like making a list of reasons to make an argument more persuasive

Question 8

Personification

Answer 8

“Intelligent creatures, their senses are keen and they talk to one another”

Makes reader sympathise with narwhal and gives narwhal human quality

Question 9

Highly descriptive language

Answer 9

“ glittering kingdom”
“ spectral play of colour”
Shows admiration for the natural world