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Out of the Blue
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1Out of the Blue9/11 terrorist attack
- 2FocusDescription of man's thoughts as he falls from one of the Twin Towers
- 3Form7 irregular free verse - irregular lines - reflects free falling movements
- 4VoiceCold - almost unbelieving ,
Conveys sense of hopelessness esp last lines. - 5StructureDirect to reader - emphatic statement
Despair 'when will'
Falling 'A bird goes by'
Passes out ' Flagging' - irony - flag = patriotism,
also flag stones on ground,
Flagging - giving up - 6Sound Effectsalliteration on verbs = stresses moving ; 'ing'
verbs(participles) reflecting movement;rhyme - keys words/ideas - 7ImagesMudance activities 'shaking crumbs' 'pegging' - contrasts to extraordinary of falling.
Gills - fish - suffocationg - 8RepetitionWaving - frantic
Watching - incredulity
Appalling - depth
Believing = emphasis
watchers won't believe their eyes - 9PunctuationCommas in lists of verbs.
Variety of line lengths - jerky movement.
Appalling - stressed.
Commas to create rhythm of falling - 10Other FeaturesQuestions - some not punctuated - not expecting answers = searching for answers
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- English Flashcards on Out of the Blue, created by JosephBailey on 21/05/2013.
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