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What do these descriptions of places tell us about Stevenson’s fascination with the city streets? Sample Answer How does the writer achieve it? Identify a technique/ interesting use of language Stevenson creates a huge contrast between the two descriptions, using positive language in one and negative in the other. Stevenson grew up in Edinburgh, a city with great contrasts between its spacious, clean ‘new town’ and its dark, claustrophobic ‘old town’. This has influenced his work, with this fascination reflected in the vibrant description of London and the gloomy, run-down version. The characters who inhabit these streets reflect their surroundings. “Smiling saleswomen” are juxtaposed with slouching “tramps”, and even the schoolboy mentioned is menacing as he carries a “knife”. The sense that London’s night-time streets are a place to be feared is obvious, and suggests that further crimes may be committed in the “sinister” What is the writer’s intention? Link to purpose and audience Writer’s message Writers’ attitude Why is it effective? Link to the actual words used What does it make you feel/do? What are the connotations?
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