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Understanding the smile
Description
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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gcse english
edexcel english
exam revision
a passage to africa
edexcel level 1 / 2 english language
gcse
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Question 1
Question
Annotate each of the highlighted quotes to explain what you think is being suggested.
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Answer
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
Question 2
Question
Which of the following language features does Alagiah use in this section of the extract?
Answer
Repetition
Three part lists
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Rhetorical question
Simile
Emotive language
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