Repetition has been used to convey the narrator’s feelings towards Bertha in the line dwelt on a thousand charming scenes never to be renewed never!’ ‘and – This line tells us that he would reminisce about times gone by and believe that they wouldn’t ever happen again. The use of repetition suggests to the reader that he is so disturbed by those memories and dislikes Bertha so that scenes such as those would be visited again. ‘never’ Adjectives have been used to convey the narrator’s feelings towards Bertha. This is evident through the use of and These lines ‘cruel’, ‘worthless’ ‘detested’. help to convey his negative feelings towards Bertha. The use of the adjective suggests to the reader that Bertha is mean and has treated him badly. ‘cruel’ The use of the adjective implies to the reader that she means ‘worthless’ nothing to him. Finally, the adjective means that he hates her. The ‘detested’ use of these adjectives combined connotes the negativity he feels towards her. Dashes have been used to convey the narrator’s feelings towards Bertha. This is evident in the lines would not remain unrevenged she should see Albert expire ‘I – at her feet she should die beneath my vengeance.’ These lines tells us that the – narrator wants to see Bertha suffer. The use of the dashes convey to the reader that the narrator is pausing as he is thinking about how he would like to see Bertha suffer. The use of the verbs and suggest that this ‘expire’ ‘die’ suffering should be severe which connotes his intense feeling of hatred towards her. Question 4 FOR GRADES 5-9 Underline the focus of the question. Q4 will always ask you to how ‘evaluate successfully this is achieved’. Re-read the extract and highlight the key information/phrases in each paragraph
Repetition has been used to convey the narrator’s feelings towards Bertha in the line ‘and dwelt on a thousand charming scenes never to be renewed – never!’ This line tells us that he would reminisce about times gone by and believe that they wouldn’t ever happen again. The use of repetition suggests to the reader that he is so disturbed by those memories and dislikes Bertha so that scenes such as those would ‘never’ be visited again. Adjectives have been used to convey the narrator’s feelings towards Bertha. This is evident through the use of ‘cruel’, ‘worthless’ and ‘detested’. These lines help to convey his negative feelings towards Bertha. The use of the adjective ‘cruel’ suggests to the reader that Bertha is mean and has treated him badly. The use of the adjective ‘worthless’ implies to the reader that she means nothing to him. Finally, the adjective ‘detested’ means that he hates her. The use of these adjectives combined connotes the negativity he feels towards her. Dashes have been used to convey the narrator’s feelings towards Bertha. This is evident in the lines ‘I would not remain unrevenged – she should see Albert expire at her feet – she should die beneath my vengeance.’ These lines tells us that the narrator wants to see Bertha suffer. The use of the dashes convey to the reader that the narrator is pausing as he is thinking about how he would like to see Bertha suffer. The use of the verbs ‘expire’ and ‘die’ suggest that this suffering should be severe which connotes his intense feeling of hatred towards her. Question 4 FOR GRADES 5-9 Underline the focus of the question. Q4 will always ask you to ‘evaluate how successfully this is achieved’. Re-read the extract and highlight the key information/phrases in each paragraph
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