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2 marksAnalysing Literary Discourse

CSEC English A · May/June 2012 · Paper 2 · Question 2(d)

Apart from short sentences, identify the literary technique used in paragraph 2 to show that Imamu is reflecting on his experiences.

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  1. 2(a)State what caused Imamu to stop running.[1 mark]
  2. 2(b)Explain the effect achieved by the writer's use of short sentences in paragraph 1.[2 marks]
  3. 2(c)Identify the sentence in paragraph 1 indicating a contrast between Imamu's physical feelings and the peaceful atmosphere of his natural environment.[2 marks]
  4. 2(e)(i)Identify ONE emotion experienced by Imamu in paragraph 2.[1 mark]
  5. 2(e)(ii)Quote an appropriate expression from paragraph 2 to support the identified emotion.[1 mark]
  6. 2(f)Explain why Imamu asks himself several questions and mentally replays the dinner scene.[2 marks]
  7. 2(g)Quote the sentence indicating that Imamu feels he understands Perk.[2 marks]
  8. 2(h)Explain why Imamu was running away.[2 marks]

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