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Touching the void – language

The fear was infectious – fear is an inanimate emotion which cannot move, but here it is described as infecting someone, so in a way it is moving or being transmitted.

Rhythm and Sound

Rhythym and Sound are keys to identifying the emotions of characters in these texts. In Sylvia Plaths poem, “Applicant” we can clearly see Rhythm and sound which gives us the feeling of emotion. Towards the end of the poem, the… Continue Reading →

Shakespeare and The Literary Heritage – Practice

In William Shakespeare’s play, ‘The Taming Of The Shrew’ and Sylvia Plath’s poems ‘Daddy’ and ‘The Arrival of the Beebox’ we can clearly see many ways in which the thoughts, expressions and characteristics of women. In both pieces of writing… Continue Reading →

Language and Ideas

Oxymorons and personification are used within the book for several effects. One such thing is ‘The Silence Spoke’ which makes no sense as silence is a total absence of sound. The fact that Joe is contradicting himself gives us the… Continue Reading →

Information from touching the void.

When joe is stuck in the crevasse the type of writing suddenly changes, he talks in long sentences which seem to continue to go on and on, he also seems to be questioning his own thoughts and does not believe… Continue Reading →

Touching the void.

“The sudden stillness and quiet after the storm.” The title of the novel, Touhing the void, may have several deeper meanings which may mirror either the attitude of to climbers within the book or may also be related to the… Continue Reading →

Question 2

The title of this article ‘Up, Up and Away’ is clearly related to the article and is very effective at linking up to the text. It gives us a sense of journey, up up and away. Like we are flying… Continue Reading →

Question 3

The first sense feeling we can see in the passage is that Claire clearly feels isolated. She is sailing alone in the Atlantic which is a huge ocean, the second largest ocean in the world in fact. We can clearly… Continue Reading →

Exam Questions – Question 1

The article has been written In order to inform readers about the fact that many areas in the UK designated as ‘beauty spots’ will be affected in visual appearance by wind turbines which may be built in order to provide… Continue Reading →

Bee Box analysis.

 Sylvia Plath expresses a desire to be in control. She feels she has to deal with a dangerous situation. At first she is not in control. She begins to panic. She has a debate with herself and then she makes… Continue Reading →

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