I give you ...
What is an onion?
And who, when it comes to the crunch, can live
with a heart of gold?
The name of the author.
Who is George Orwell?
The formula for word choice.
What is "quote word" has connotations of ... this suggests...?
Cling to your knife.
What is word choice?
In his dark room...
What is "he is finally alone"?
It will make your reflection
a wobbling photo of grief.
What is 'Valentine'?
The setting for the essay.
Where is Burma?
The formula for the link question.
What is "quote" this links back to ... "quote" this links forward to ...?
The day and ever. The day and ever.
What is repetition?
We were waiting outside the condemned cells, a row of sheds fronted with double bars, like ...
What are small animal cages?
A rough boy
told you how you were born.
What is 'In Mrs Tilscher's Class'?
The small action by the prisoner causes Orwell to have a moment of realization about the value of human life.
What is avoiding a puddle?
The formula for imagery.
What is the writer compares ... to .... Just as ..., so too...?
"a sickly light, like yellow tinfoil.."
What is imagery?
What gets me now is not the idiocy or greed
but ...
What is "lack of thought for me"?
like a child
who stood at the end of summer
What is 'The Way My Mother Speaks'?
The role that Orwell himself plays in the events of the essay.
What is a (collonial) police officer?
The formula for effective conclusion.
What is "quote" this provides an effective conclusion as it links back to ...?
Belfast. Beirut. Phnom Penh.
What is a list?
We all had a drink together, native and European alike, quite amicably...
What is "The dead man was a hundred yards away."?
Do I only think
I lost a river, culture, speech, sense of first space
and the right place?
What is 'Originally'?
The theme most strongly conveyed in "A Hanging".
What are the cruelties/ injustices of capital punishment?
The formula for sentence structure.
What is Technique ... Function ... Effect...?
All the organs of his body were working –bowels digesting food, skin renewing itself, nails growing, tissues forming–all toiling away in solemn foolery.
NOT A LIST
What is irony?