The language forms and features used to convey Kirsty's emotions incorporate the use of emotive dialogue and key lighting. ... Emotive language and tone together emphasise the drama and desperation of the sisters" concern. ... With regard to the use of language forms and features; as Kirsty is running along the footpath there is a blue tinge to the light, most likely from the moon. ... A powerful language feature, the metaphor, is used in stanza five to represent the ideas mentioned. ... In relation to language forms and features, symbolism is used in the last line of the poem - "a glass...

• Word Count: 1270
• Approx Pages: 5

This novel is set in Kerala, South India, during the late 1960s. It revolves around two seven year old twins and their extended family. The story is about the loss of innocence of the two children, who become victims of prejudices of the caste system, patriarchal families, third world communism, and...

• Word Count: 279
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke reinforces the themes of parent and child conflict and a conflict in emotions to show an overall loss of power and control for the protagonist of the poem, as well as her daughter, Catrin. The poem starts with a reference to Catrin's birth and how the mother feels in...

• Word Count: 613
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate