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• This Extract uses Sensory verbs to create Images of Childhood:verbs such as "wailing" and "hollering" suggest a loud, frenetic atmosphere• This is Contrasted sharply with the "silence" of Alaskawhich is mentioned twice, at the Beginning & End of the first paragraph• This Contrast has a jarring effect on the reader, and suggests that Mabel's life in Alaska is characterised by a Sense of Emptiness and Loss • The Writer also uses Onomatopoeic verbs such as "Scritched" and "Clattered" to suggest that the "silence" in Alaska makes any noise seem unnaturally loud and unpleasant& to bring the reader into the uncomfortable life that Mabel leads• These Verbs are used in combination with the vivid smile of a shrew "nibbling" at Mabel's heart which emphasises her discomfort and suggests that, instead of the peace she had hoped to find , Mabel's life is deeply unhappy • The Writer uses Direct Speech only once in this extract, when there is a sudden "caw, cawww" from a Raven• The intrusiveness of this direct speech is emphasised because of the hard 'C' sound at the beginning of each wordBecause the speech feels so out of place, the reader starts to empathise with the intrusion Mabel feels at the noiseThis further emphasises the discomfort of her life

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Back01	• This Extract uses Sensory verbs to create Images of Childhood: verbs such as "wailing" and "hollering" suggest a loud, frenetic *atmosphere* • This is Contrasted sharply with the "silence" of Alaska which is mentioned twice, at the Beginning & End of the first paragraph • This Contrast has a jarring effect on the reader, and suggests that Mabel's life in Alaska is characterised by a Sense of Emptiness and Loss
Front02	Paragraph 2
Back02	• The Writer also uses Onomatopoeic verbs such as "Scritched" and "Clattered" to suggest that the "silence" in Alaska makes any noise seem unnaturally loud and unpleasant & to bring the reader into the uncomfortable life that Mabel leads • These Verbs are used in combination with the vivid smile of a shrew "nibbling" at Mabel's heart which emphasises her discomfort and suggests that, instead of the peace she had hoped to find , Mabel's life is deeply unhappy
Front03	Paragraph 3
Back03	• The Writer uses Direct Speech only once in this extract, when there is a sudden "caw, cawww" from a Raven • The intrusiveness of this direct speech is emphasised because of the hard 'C' sound at the beginning of each word Because the speech feels so out of place, the reader starts to empathise with the intrusion Mabel feels at the noise This further emphasises the discomfort of her life

Paragraph Verbs Life Alaska Reader Mabel's Speech Extract