The second short sentence creates a tense atmosphere and a sense of anticipation as ‘it would be dark by four’ suggesting the dark holds something unexpected which will causes the reader to believe the day will continue to evolve and become very dramatic when it is dark. Du Maurier creates the day as omnipotent and intrusive as she uses the verb ‘penetrated’ which suggests there is no escape from the menacing day. Top Tips for Question Two Check the specified lines and always answer from within those lines. Use quotes to support your answers. Focus on analysis of the effects of language. Remember ‘how’ and ‘why’. Question three also carries eight marks but, unlike the first two, requires you to focus on the whole extract. It requires you to look in detail at the effect of the structure rather than the language. The question looks like this: You will notice that it gives you some bullet points on which to focus, much like the previous question; don’t ignore these! You’ll also notice that it asks how the structure interests you as a reader; you have to be interested, ‘it doesn’t’ is not an acceptable answer! Again, you don’t have to fill all of the available space but very short answers will be as they won’t give you space to explore your points in detail. The mark scheme for this question is below. Analysing structure could be… Did the event occur in the recent past, Considering the sequence through the distant past or is it still going on? the passage - What is revealed when? Is it strictly chronological? Considering the perspectives- Does Are there any surprises? it move from big to small or ‘zoom in’? Is there a flashback or flash-forward? Does it take an outside to inward perspective or vice versa?
The second short sentence creates a tense atmosphere and a sense of anticipation as ‘it would be dark by four’ suggesting the dark holds something unexpected which will causes the reader to believe the day will continue to evolve and become very dramatic when it is dark. Du Maurier creates the day as omnipotent and intrusive as she uses the verb ‘penetrated’ which suggests there is no escape from the menacing day. Top Tips for Question Two Check the specified lines and always answer from within those lines. Use quotes to support your answers. Focus on analysis of the effects of language. Remember ‘how’ and ‘why’. Question three also carries eight marks but, unlike the first two, requires you to focus on the whole extract. It requires you to look in detail at the effect of the structure rather than the language. The question looks like this: You will notice that it gives you some bullet points on which to focus, much like the previous question; don’t ignore these! You’ll also notice that it asks how the structure interests you as a reader; you have to be interested, ‘it doesn’t’ is not an acceptable answer! Again, you don’t have to fill all of the available space but very short answers will be as they won’t give you space to explore your points in detail. The mark scheme for this question is below. Analysing structure could be… Considering the sequence through the passage - What is revealed when? Is it strictly chronological? Are there any surprises? Is there a flashback or flash-forward? Did the event occur in the recent past, the distant past or is it still going on? Considering the perspectives- Does it move from big to small or ‘zoom in’? Does it take an outside to inward perspective or vice versa?