English, critical essay (george orwell "A hanging") - quotes revision

Question 1

begining of the story - Paragraph 1

Answer 1

“It was in Burma, a sodden morning of the rains, a sickly light like yellow tinfoil was slanting over the high walls.”

“sodden morning” - “sickly light” - “High walls”

Question 2

Paragraph 2

Answer 2

“A row of sheds fronted with double bars, like small animal cages”
“A puny wisp of a man, with a shaven head and vague liquid eyes.”

“animal cages” - “Puny wisp” - “vague liquid eyes”

Question 3

Paragraph 3

Answer 3

“leapt round us wagging its whole body, wild with glee at finding so many human beings together.”

“leapt round” - “Wild with glee”

Question 4

Paragraph 4

Answer 4

“His feet printed themselves on the wet gravel, And once in spite of the men who gripped him by each shoulder, he stepped slightly aside to avoid a puddle on the path”

“With a sudden snap, one of us would be gone - one mind less, one world less.”

“printed themselves” - “In spite of the men who gripped him” - “Slightly aside” - “One of us” - “One mind less, one world less”

Question 5

Paragraph 5

Answer 5

“And one or two of the bayonets were wavering.”

“Several people laughed - at what, nobody seemed certain.”

“bayonets were wavering” - “Laughed” - “At what, nobody seemed certain”