Stíl Agus Teannas An Scéal

Question 1

Tá stíl an údair fioréifeachtach agus oireann sí (it suits) thar cionn don scéal.

Answer 1

The author’s style is very effective and it suits the story brilliantly

Question 2

Téann an t-údar isteach in intinn Liam agus cloisimid a smaointe.

Answer 2

The author enters Liam’s mind and we hear his thoughts.

Question 3

Blaisimid an brón agus an tuirse atá air mar gheall ar an saol crua atá aige sa bhaile.

Answer 3

We taste the sadness and fatigue he has because of his hard life at home.

Question 4

Blaisimid an cairdeas idir é féin agus a chara Micheál agus blaisimid an grá atá aige dá mháthair.

Answer 4

We taste the friendship between him and his friend Micheál and we taste the love he has for his mother

Question 5

Faighimid blas freisin den tionchar atá ag brúidiúlacht a athair air sna cuimhní ar na hargóintí agus ar an bhforéigean sa teach.

Answer 5

We also get a taste of the effect of his father’s brutality on him in the memories of the arguments and the violence in the house.

Question 6

Tá na giotal comhrá an réalaíoch rud a fhágann go bhfuil an scéal thar a bheith Inchreidte agus baintear geit mhór as an léitheoir nuair a thann an casadh ag an deireadh.

Answer 6

The conversations are realistic which makes the story very believable and the reader gets a big thrill when the twist comes at the end.

Question 7

Ta teannas sa scéal ón gcéad line nuair a fhiafraíonn fear na dticéad de Lian cá bhfuil a thuismitheoiri.

Answer 7

There is tension in the story from the first line when the ticket man asks Lian where his parents are.

Question 8

Méadaítear ar an teannas sin nuair a thagann fear na dticéad ar ais aris is aris

Answer 8

That tension is increased when the ticket man comes back again and again.

Question 9

Treisionn stíl an údair an teannas seo mar cloisimid smaointe scanraithe Liam an t-am ar fad.

Answer 9

The author’s style reinforces this tension because we hear Liam’s scared thoughts all the time.

Question 10

Laghdaítear ar an teannas nuair a cabhraíonn ‘Daideo’ le Liam ach filleann an teannas go láidir nuair a bhrúnn ‘Daideo’ isteach sa charr é agus ní thagann deireadh leis an teannas go dtí go n-ordaíonn na Gardaí do ‘Dhaideo’ agus do Mhanus teacht amach agus a lámha ar a gcloigeann acú.

Answer 10

The tension is reduced when ‘Daideo’ helps Liam but the tension returns strongly when ‘Daideo’ pushes him into the car and the tension does not end until the Gardaí order ‘Daideo’ and Manus to come out with their hands on their heads.

Question 11

Faoiseamh atá mar thoradh ar teacht na nGardaí ó thaobh an léitheora de.

Answer 11

The arrival of the Gardaí is a relief for the reader.