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1.Comment on thin the use of adverbs in this extract (2 marks)
2. Comment on what we learn about George from his dialogue (2
marks)
George stared morosely at the water. The rims of his eyes were red
with sun glare. He said angrily, "We could just as well of rode
clear to the ranch if that bastard bus driver knew what he was talkin'
about. 'Jes' a little stretch down the highway,' he says. 'Jes' a
little stretch.' God damn near four miles, that's what it was!
Didn't wanta stop at the ranch gate, that's what. Too God damn lazy to
pull up. Wonder he isn't too damn good to stop in Soledad at all.
Kicks us out and says 'Jes' a little stretch down the road.' I bet
it was more than four miles. Damn hot day."
3. Comment on the use of adjectives in
this extract. (3 marks)
After a moment the ancient dog walked lamely
in through the open door. He gazed about with
mild, half-blind eyes. He sniffed, and then lay
down and put his head between his paws.
Curley popped into
the doorway again and stood looking into the
room. The dog raised his head, but when Curley
jerked out, the grizzled head sank to the floor
again.
4. Comment on the use of repetition
in George’s dialogue (2 marks)
"Ever' six weeks or so," George continued, "them does would throw
a litter so we'd have plenty rabbits to eat an' to sell. An' we'd keep
a few pigeons to go flyin' around the win'mill like they done when I
was a kid." He looked raptly at the wall over Lennie's head. "An' it'd
be our own, an' nobody could can us. If we don't like a guy we can
say, 'Get the hell out,' and by God he's got to do it. An' if a
fren' come along, why we'd have an extra bunk, an' we'd say, 'Why
don't you spen' the night?' an' by God he would. We'd have a setter
dog and a couple stripe cats, but you gotta watch out them cats
don't get the little rabbits."
5. Comment on the use of verbs in
this extract (3 marks)
Lennie looked helplessly at George, and then he got
up and tried to retreat. Curley was balanced and
poised. He slashed at Lennie with his left, and then
smashed down his nose with a right. Lennie gave a
cry of terror. Blood welled from his nose. "George,"
he cried. "Make 'um let me alone, George." He
backed until he was against the wall, and Curley
followed, slugging him in the face. Lennie's
hands remained at his sides; he was too frightened
to defend himself.
6. Comment on the use of adjectives
in this extract (3 marks)
This room was swept and fairly neat, for Crooks was
a proud, aloof man. He kept his distance and
demanded that other people keep theirs. His body
was bent over to the left by his crooked spine, and
his eyes lay deep in his head, and because of their
depth seemed to glitter with intensity. His lean face
was lined with deep black wrinkles, and he had
thin, pain-tightened lips which were lighter than
his face.
7. Comment on the use of imagery in
this extract (5 marks)
A water snake glided smoothly up the pool, twisting its periscope
head from side to side; and it swam the length of the pool and came to
the legs of a motionless heron that stood in the shallows. A silent
head and beak lanced down and plucked it out by the head, and the
beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically.
A far rush of wind sounded and a gust drove through the tops of
the trees like a wave. The sycamore leaves turned up their silver
sides, the brown, dry leaves on the ground scudded a few feet. And
row on row of tiny wind waves flowed up the pool's green surface.
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