Scottish set text key evidence

Question 1

Originally key evidence 1

fell

Answer 1

“fell through the fields”
* Word choice of ‘fell’ (only quote fell if using WC) shows they aren’t safe, loss of security as they move away
* Themes of LOSS

Question 2

Originally key evidence 2

Some are slow

Answer 2

“Some…stays. Others…sudden.”
* Contrast between long and short sentence structure shows how unexpected and different change can be
* Themes of CHANGE (reflected in structure), LOSS of routine and normalcy (structure)

Question 3

Originally key evidence 3

Skelf

Answer 3

“Skelf of shame”
* Word choice of ‘skelf’ means splinter, something small
* Used to the ways things are where they live now, only a small amount of them still feels the same as when they lived in Scotland
* Themes of CHANGE (how they react to things), LOSS (loss of their old thoughts and assumptions)

Question 4

Originally key evidence 4

Space and place

Answer 4

“first space… right place”
* juxtaposition creates the question of whether where they come from is where they belong
* Themes of LOSS (loss of belonging to one place), CHANGE

Question 5

Mrs Tilscher’s Class key evidence 1

chant

Answer 5

“chanted”
* Word choice shows playfulness in song or a magical place, emphasises the innocence and naivety of the speaker, school is a magical place for them

Question 6

Mrs Tilscher’s Class key evidence 2

Brady and Hindley

Answer 6

“Brady and Hindley”
* Juxtaposition of murderers and safety shows that school shields them from danger, a wall between them and the outside world

Question 7

Mrs Tilscher’s Class key evidence 3

Commas

Answer 7

“commas…marks”
* Metaphor of tadpoles being punctuation shows growth and change, timid and shy children into loud (adolescence)
* Themes of CHANGE

Question 8

Mrs Tilscher’s Class key evidence 4

sky

Answer 8

“sky split open”
* metaphor for the breakdown of innocence, something that cannot be fixed or regained
* Themes of change and loss

Question 9

Valentine key evidence 1

Onion

Answer 9

“you an onion”
* Word choice of you is personal, direct from speaker to lover
* Onion is a personal gift, not traditional and quite strange but given directly to a lover
* Themes of love (how personal love can be, unexpected love)

Question 10

Valentine key evidence 2

tears

Answer 10

“blind you with tears”
* Traditional idea of love blinding people is flipped to be negative
* Scent of the onion, shows a negative side to love

Question 11

Valentine key evidence 3

wedding

Answer 11

“shrink to a wedding ring”
* Restriction of marriage from word choice
* Idea of distrust leading to possession

Question 12

Valentine key evidence 4

Lethal

Answer 12

“lethal”
* Word choice suggests that love can be violent at times, contrasts to the earlier idea of a bright and new relationship

Question 13

Mrs Midas key evidence 1

smell

Answer 13

“smell of itself”
* Personification of the kitchen makes it seem alive and homely

Question 14

Mrs Midas key evidence 2

golden chalice

Answer 14

“glass, goblet, golden chalice”
* Sentence structure is repetitive, shows disbelief and horror, contrasts to the earlier idea of a normal life with grand dishes

Question 15

Mrs Midas key evidence 3

Work of art

Answer 15

“feared… art”
* Juxtaposition of fear and an embrace shows how everyday things have changed, his love for her is now something to fear

Question 16

Mrs Midas key evidence 4

Locked

Answer 16

“I locked…didn’t mind”
* Structure of short repetitive sentences shows the amount that is changing, mirrors their relationship

Question 17

Mrs Midas key evidence 5

move

Answer 17

“had to move out.”
* Short sentence, a statement. He has to leave, speaker is dismissive and there is a loss of love

Question 18

Mrs Midas key evidence 6

touch

Answer 18

“miss…touch”
* Long sentence structure lists the amount the speaker misses about her relationship
* Shows loss and change in how content she is

Question 19

Mrs Midas key evidence 7

The other side of the room

Answer 19

“sit… room”
* Sentence structure creates distance, same place but far away

Question 20

War Photographer evidence 1

priest

Answer 20

“he a priest”
* Word choice of priest shows that he is a bridge between suffering in war and people
* Love for work

Question 21

War photographer evidence 2

Children

Answer 21

“running children… nightmare heat”
* Juxtaposition shows a contrast between the experiences of children in war and in rural england, simple joys of life cannot be experienced

Question 22

War photographer evidence 3

ghost

Answer 22

“half-formed ghost”
* ghost has connotations of death and haunting, photos will haunt him

Question 23

War photographer evidence 4

black

Answer 23

“black and white”
* Individual pain and suffering is not shown in the media, there is a cleam-cut definition of the horrors experienced in war

Question 24

TWWMS evidence 1

shallows

Answer 24

“under the shallows”
* Metaphor for being underwater, anxiety because of shallow water/shallow breath/not enough breath
* Her mother’s words soothe her anxiety and she thinks of them even in panic

Question 25

TWMMS evidence 2 | Restful

Answer 25

"restful shapes moving" * oxymoron shows uncertainty, moving away creates anxiety but her mother's words calm her

Question 26

TWMMS evidence 3 | blue

Answer 26

"too blue... cool grey" * Blue means sunshine and rainbows * Grey is rain and miserable weather * The speaker wants perfection, they want something their mother can give them

Question 27

TWMMS evidence 4 | child

Answer 27

"happy... sad like a child" * Structure seperate the lines to show that the speaker embraces childhood with their mother, but is separate to it as they become independent

Question 28

TWMMS evidence 5 | summer

Answer 28

"end of summer" * Word choice shows the end of sunshine and warmth, moving into colder seasons * Happy that that have grown and matured