2. a.) There are many words and phrases that describe Aunt Pegg.
The author describes Aunt Pegg as being “Leering, sneering,
peering” and this tri-colon suggest that aunt Pegg is always
watching and commenting and lingering around the children. This
is effective as is shows how annoying and Clingy the aunt is.
This makes the reader feel angry as they could most probably
relate to this and they know how insufferable it is.
Aunt Pegg is described as having “eyes on sticks”, meaning she
see’s everything that happens. This is effective as it gives us
the impression of how alert and focussed she is all the time. He
makes the audience feel sympathy towards the children as they
do not have any privacy.
The phrase “wizened, tiny woman” show us how short yet smart
the old woman is. It is effective as it may contradict the previous
descriptions of her as you would not expect such a powerful
3. Aunt Pegg is descried as having “muscular strength” and being
full of “energy” and this shows how strong and full of life she is.
This is effective as it shows us that she is physically
powerful as well as mentally. This makes the audience feel
suprised and they do not expect such a short old woman to be
strong and full of life.
b.) The children are described as being “mournful” and this
means self pitying. This is effective as it shows us how much
they miss their parent, and how they dislike living with their
aunt. This makes the audience feel sad and sorry for the
children.
The children are also described as being “uncommunicative”
meaning they have lost the will to talk. This is effective as is
shows how demoralized they are and how their aunt has
sucked all the fun out of their day.
4. So… repeat this 6 times (3 in each para)
X is described as being ‘QUOTE’. This means… This
is effective as it shows… This makes the reader
feel…
Aunt Pegg is described as having “eyes on
sticks”, meaning she see’s everything that
happens. This is effective as it gives us the
impression of how alert and focussed she is
all the time. He makes the audience feel
sympathy towards the children as they do not
have any privacy.
