Understanding the smile

Beschreibung

Two quizzes, the first an exercise in annotation followed by a quiz focusing attention on the language features used in this part of the extract from A Passage to Africa which appears in the Edexcel Anthology.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

Frage
Annotate each of the highlighted quotes to explain what you think is being suggested.
Antworten
  • An impersonal connection
  • Brief look into the man's soul
  • Repetition for emphasis
  • Short but significant encounter
  • The man becomes his act
  • Can't understand why he is smiling
  • Doesn't understand his own reaction
  • Questioning himself
  • Questions the man directly
  • Moment of understanding
  • The smile shows the weakness of the man.
  • The man feels guilty for being like this

Frage 2

Frage
Which of the following language features does Alagiah use in this section of the extract?
Antworten
  • Repetition
  • Three part lists
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Metaphor
  • Rhetorical question
  • Simile
  • Emotive language
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