Partition (sujata bhatt b. 1956) Flashcards
1
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‘shadows cast by the neem trees’
A
visual imagery
‘shadows cast’ shows her fear of war/ makes you feel like she is always being watched
2
Q
‘how could they have let a man who knew nothing about geography divide a country?’
A
emotional tone
she wants to be free from war
she wants her thoughts to be heard
3
Q
‘fifty’
A
undermines the people that previously lived there- anger
4
Q
‘even the birds sounded different’
A
nice sound compared to the cries
unsettling contrast/ nature vs. human
5
Q
‘divide a country?’
A
? ends with a question making the reader think
6
Q
‘to the railway station-‘
A
dash creates emphasis
internal conflict with mother as she still feels guilty
7
Q
‘the cries of the people’
A
line 19- repetition auditory language
8
Q
‘she felt it was endless - their noise-‘
A
- dashes emphasises the pause it creates dramatic effect, high impact
