iGCSE Eng Lang (NFA: H is for Hawk)

Question 1

In which person is the text written?

Accepted Answer

First

Question 2

What does the simile "like a Victorian melodrama" mean?

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She came out of the box very dramatically

Question 3

“A broken marionette of wings, legs and light-splashed feathers.” suggests...

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she moves quickly, hard to distinguish her features, That she cannot be controlled, That she is not uniform in shape, and erratic in movement

Question 4

“punched it, hard” is significant because...

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it strengthens the presentation of the bird as violent, it suggests that the bird is dangerous

Question 5

“The hawk’s wings, barred and beating”, is effective because...

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it shows the bird is dangerous, plosive language "barred...beating" echoes forceful action

Question 6

“enormous, enormous hawk”, why is "enormous" repeated?

Accepted Answer

To accentuate the size of the bird

Question 7

What is the main effect of the long sentence beginning on line 14?

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It's literally "all happening at once" excitement is created, It increases the tempo

Question 8

“Concentration. Infinite caution" is significant because...

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The consonant sounds accentuate how careful they need to be, it creates suspense and tension through short sentences

Question 9

"'We'll check the ring numbers against the Article 10s'"

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Direct speech

Question 10

What does the word "whirring" suggest?

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That the bird is not animate, it's like a machine, That the bird is moving quickly

Question 11

“She is a conjouring trick.” suggests that she is...

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An illusion, almost not real

Question 12

“and a high-pitched twittering” , what is the technique and effect?

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Onomatopoeia/more vivid description of the bird

Question 13

What does “everything is brilliance and fury.” suggest?

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That the bird is both awe-inspiring and dangerous

Question 14

“A griffon from the pages of an illuminated bestiary” is an effective reference because it...

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accentuates the idea of her being like a mythical creature

Question 15

"white-faced woman with wind-wrecked hair and exhausted eyes was pleading with him..."

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we hope that she gets the bird she wants, the emotive language shows how desperate she is, this shows her vulnerability, and we feel sympathy for her

Question 16

“carefully tied string” suggests

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That care was needed to keep the bird in captivity

Question 17

"All at once I loved this man, and fiercely." (paragraph 4) Why?

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Because he raised and cared for the bird she loves

Question 18

"a desperate, crazy barrage of incoherent appeals" suggest that she...

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was emotional, really wanted the first bird

Question 19

"feathers raised like the scattered quills of a fretful porpentine.” What type of imagery?

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Visual

Question 20

What is the format of the text?

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Extract from a book

Question 21

Which words are used to create a semantic field of intangibility/madness?

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crazy/madness/distant

Question 22

What is the purpose of this text?

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Inform, Describe

Question 23

Why give a literal "bird's eye view", "Her world was an aviary..." "she can see everything"?

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To show that Macdonald empathises with the bird, To understand the bird's character, this is all new to her

Question 24

"thump of feathers" is interesting because...

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Ambiguity enhances the presentation of the bird as enigmatic, The soft, fricative language juxtaposes the violent action

Question 25

Why use the phrase “The last few seconds before a battle.”?

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Because "battle" has connotations of conflict and a struggle

Question 26

"thump" is an example of...

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Onomatopoeia

Question 27

“Something bright and distant” suggests that...

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The bird is so special, yet cannot be fully understood

Question 28

"chaotic clatter" is an example of...

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Consonance

Question 29

Why is it significant, or what is advantageous, about a text written in the first person?

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A relationship with the reader is created more easily, It is easier to develop empathy, We are brought closer to the action, so it is more engaging

Question 30

Why does Macdonald give so much detail about what she said to the man?

Accepted Answer

It brings us closer to her thoughts, We can see how she was feeling, We can empathise with her, To create a relationship with the reader

iGCSE Eng Lang (NFA: H is for Hawk)

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iGCSE Eng Lang (NFA: H is for Hawk)

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