Hosseini makes his opening to The Kite Runner interesting by using a range of techniques. In the opening to this story: The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini writes it in the first person; making up a character called Amir. By writing this chapter in the first person‚ it intrigues the reader to carry on reading and makes you think of some many questions throughout this. For example why did Hassan ring him up? What happened in winter 1975? Why has he been peeking into that deserted alley for the last
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Jessica Jemma Coster Candidate Number: 2050 Centre Number: 36325 How does Charles Dickens create mystery and tension in the opening of Great Expectations? Charles Dickens‚ the author of ‘Great Expectations’ uses many different ways and methods of building up tension and mystery in the setting. He uses a variety of techniques to give the graveyard‚ the marshes and Miss Havisham’s house mysterious feelings with a sense of darkness and Gothic horror. Dickens uses a semantic field to bring the
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disparity through metaphorical ”leaving school throbbed at the back of my mind like a persistent toothache” as the pain was almost physical‚ allowing the reader to feel the entire extent of Adeline emotions. This is further reinforced by the pathetic fallacy of ‘typhoon’‚ broadcasted on the radio‚ picturing what was happening inside her mind‚ the complete disorder of thoughts. Nevertheless‚
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Explore the ways in which Hill creates sympathy for Arthur as the hero of the Woman in Black Key to the success of TWiB is Hill’s expertise in encouraging the reader to identify with the main character‚ Arthur Kipps. She achieves this by stimulating feelings of sympathy towards Arthur. Some of the ways in which she does this are by using a variety of different methods such as a range of structural devices‚ detailed descriptions of the setting‚ the central theme of fear and the change in Arthur’s
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set the scene with the use of adjectives: ‘vile’ and gritty’ to describe the poor weather. These have negative connotations and therefore allow the reader to understand the melancholy and depressing scene that is being set. The effect of the pathetic fallacy when the wind is described as ‘vile’ portrays a comfortlessness of the world around Winston but also reflects his underlying feelings of disgust with it. The irony of the name of his apartment block ‘Victory Mansions’ reiterates these feelings
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Day 1: “Beep beep”- Onomatopoeia “The air is still freezing cold. The sky is a perfect‚ pale blue. The sun has just risen‚ weak and watery-looking‚ like it has just spilled itself over the horizon and its too lazy to clean itself up. It’s supposed to storm later‚ but you’d never know”- Simile‚ foreshadowing “It’s Connecticut: being like the people around you is the whole point.”- Cliques “Are you excited? The big day. Opening night.”- Ironic “What’s the point of looking cute if you can’t
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“Bladerunner” Red contrasts against black background Non-diegetic music is inharmonious – makes the audience uncomfortable LA 2019 – very near future – makes the audience uncomfortable Opening shot – long shot of the city Establishes futuristic setting Fire shooting into the sky Voight-Kampff test questions are about nature “It’s a test designed to provoke an emotional response” Nature is a true test of humanity Non-diegetic heart beat Large advertising screens “A new life awaits you
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How is chapter 5 significant to the novel as a whole? The significance of chapter 5 to the novel as a whole can be observed through the relevance of the writer’s use of language to describe the setting‚ character and what it shows about social and historical influence of ‘Frankenstein’. Mary Shelley wrote and conceived of Frankenstein while she and her husband Percy Shelley were visiting Lord Byron in Switzerland in June 1816. They had spent an evening around the fire telling horror stories. By
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drug. The setting of the film varies but as it is an action film there are a lot of violent and gruesome scenes so the main colour is red. The colour scheme of red for blood provides a back drop to the genre. The most used setting technique is pathetic fallacy; this is when the weather or setting reflects the characters feelings or mood. When Lucy was locked away‚ the room was dark and grey‚ she felt lonely and as if she was abandoned. Sound was used the most in this film especially diegetic sounds
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mention of the capulets furthermore induces apprehension from an expectant audience‚ due to their prior knowledge of the feuding families given in the opening prologue. As Benvolio says the day is hot which not only generates tension but is also pathetic fallacy. The hot weather matches the bubbling anger of Tybalt. The warm weather may also be seen as an irony as it is a nice weather but battles and death ensue. The words “hot” and “mad blood” also create tension through the sense of foreboding that
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