Craft and Techniques (HSC SSCE English Standard): Quizzes
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What does the auditory imagery in the story emphasise?
What does the auditory imagery in the story emphasise?
Unnatural silence pervading the city
How is tactile imagery used to create a visceral connection?
How is tactile imagery used to create a visceral connection?
Mead feels frost like a Christmas tree
What does the metaphor of houses as a graveyard suggest?
What does the metaphor of houses as a graveyard suggest?
Inhabitants are dead in some way
Why does Bradbury compare cars to scarab beetles?
Why does Bradbury compare cars to scarab beetles?
Dehumanises tech & creates unease
What is the primary narrative perspective used in the story?
What is the primary narrative perspective used in the story?
Third-person limited narration
What effect does the second-person opening create?
What effect does the second-person opening create?
Draws readers into Mead's experience
How many times does 'walking' appear during the police car interrogation?
How many times does 'walking' appear during the police car interrogation?
Nine times
Which phrase demonstrates anaphora in the story?
Which phrase demonstrates anaphora in the story?
'Smelled of' repeated at start of clauses
What tone does Bradbury establish at the story's opening?
What tone does Bradbury establish at the story's opening?
Poetic and meditative
How does diction shift across the narrative arc?
How does diction shift across the narrative arc?
Organic language to clinical terminology