Vocab
Plot
The storyline.
Ethan Frome was described as "the most ________ figure in Starkfield"?
Striking
Complete this quote : "all the world's a ___________."
stage
What is the author's name of The Hitch-Hiker?
Roald Dahl
Anita Desai
Third-person narrator
The person who tells the story and knows what goes on in every characters’ mind.
What is the effect of the narrator revealing information about Ethan gradually rather than all at once?
It creates mystery and encourages the reader to question what happened to him.
What is the main idea developed through Jacques’ description of the “seven ages”?
Human life passes through different stages, each with its own characteristics
Who are the characters of the story?
The narrator/driver, his passenger (the hitch-hiker), and the policeman.
Find THREE examples of tautology.
"Turn it off, turn it off, turn it off!”
“nothing of the sort, nothing of the sort”
“roaring and pouring, pouring and roaring”
“cuts and fries, cuts and fries”
“all of them, all of them”
Stream of consciousness
A technique used in story-telling that enables readers to listen to a character’s thoughts in real time.
What is the name of Ethan Frome's wife?
What does Jacques describe human beings as?
"merely players"
“Just sit tight and keep mum”
What does this mean?
It means to stay where you are and remain quiet. The passenger tells the narrator not to say anything unnecessary to the policeman.
What rhetorical question was used about his mother?
“What all does she find to fry and feed us on, for God’s sake?”
Soliloquy
A speech spoken by a character on stage revealing their deepest thoughts to the audience.
How did Ethan Frome get his scar?
Why does Shakespeare use contrasting descriptions such as the “whining schoolboy” and the “sighing” lover?
To suggest that children and adults behave in exactly the same way.
The policeman makes both men frightened and nervous. Find a quote from the text that shows this.
They “sat there like guilty schoolboys”
What item was "roaring and pouring, pouring and roaring into a bucket without a bottom"?
A tap that was turned on.
Tautology
Repeating the same thing in different ways to emphasize a point or reinforce an emotion.
What does the description “something bleak and unapproachable in his face” suggest about Ethan?
He appears unhappy and emotionally distant.
What is the effect of ending the speech with “Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything”?
It emphasises the loss and decline associated with the final stage of life.
The policeman “looks mean as the devil.” What does this show about the character of the policeman?
Shows how threatening and intimidating he appears.
Describe the character’s feelings in the extract.
The character feels frustrated, irritated, overwhelmed and angry because of the constant noise around him. He desperately wants peace and quiet so that he can study. His thoughts become increasingly exaggerated, showing how overwhelmed he feels by his family and surroundings.