Question

Analyse“not left for dead in some distant, sun-stunned, sand-smothered land”from 'Remains'

Accepted Answer

- The compound adjectives combine positive words with negative words which could show that there is nothing positive left for the narrator

- or that all positive things are matched with horror and negativity.

- Sibilance draws attention to this as it is difficult to pronounce.

Front	Analyse “not left for dead in some distant, sun-stunned, sand-smothered land” from 'Remains'
Back	- The compound adjectives combine positive words with negative words which could show that there is nothing positive left for the narrator - or that all positive things are matched with horror and negativity. - Sibilance draws attention to this as it is difficult to pronounce.

Positive Left Words Analyse Dead Distant Sun Stunned Sand Smothered