Language choice questions (Boon Lay Sec 4E Prelim Paper 2) by Sarah Ong

Justin, Li Zhe, Xuren

zhao_xuren — 2024-04-16 04:54:27 UTC

One detail is, “as though I had come to upon a distant cousin of a woman I once loved”. The author uses a metaphor to express how Hong Kong remained him of the loss of a beloved past. Another detail is,”some vague echoes of the Hong Kong of my past”. The author uses personification to express how the Hong Kong of the present day is but a pale imitation of the Hong Kong he remembers.

yusen kayden ethan

2024-04-16 04:56:17 UTC

-The woman seemed oblivious to her surroundings and did not look up as we approached seemed that she did not care about her surrounding and is in her own world

-The only figure to be seen was an elderly sitting in the sun on the far side of the thinning grass, playing cards at the wrought-iron table tells us that she is alone, with nobody to talk with

-Belinda touched her shoulder lightly and almost whispering tells us that she was in her own world so she does not often interact with people

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kesavan_pooja — 2024-04-16 04:58:05 UTC

‘Tucked away from the rest of the estate’ suggests that Christopher’s mom stayed in a place far from surrounding estates. ‘In her secluded realm’ suggests that there were not many people to be seen around her. ‘Her only companions the whispered breeze and fluttering petals’ suggests that she had no one to interact or play with.

Hui En, Kyalsin, Larissa

phehwy2008 — 2024-04-16 04:58:32 UTC

“tucked away from the rest of the estate” suggest that the mother lives in a remote place, away from the rest, making her isolated.
“the only figure to be seen was an elderly lady” suggests that the woman doesn’t spend time with her peers, hence showing she’s isolated.
“In her secluded realm, her only companion the whispered breeze and the fluttering petals” suggests that her only friends are her inanimate surroundings, hence showing she’s isolated.

Yun ning, jia en, alvirra

ang_yun_ning — 2024-04-16 05:00:19 UTC

“The skies were overcast, the street oppressively crowded” suggests that atmosphere was depressing and the crowd was very restrictive. “Such echoes more often than not cast a show on my peace of mind” suggests that he was let down by the fact that the present day Hong Kong did not change much as compared to the past

Jamie, Vivian, Joshua, Reagan

2024-04-16 05:00:47 UTC

The first detail is, “The streets were oppressively crowded”, this shows that the crowd was so cramped it was suffocating.

the second detail is, “the skies were overcast” this emphasized that the so called beautiful place he anticipated was gloomy with dark skies, thus he was disappointed.

Ahmad,Tahmin,Max,Luis

2024-04-16 05:01:58 UTC

The first evidence is “tucked away from the rest of the estate” suggests she was seperated from the rest of society. The second evidence is “her only companions the whispered breeze and fluttering petals” suggests that she had no friends in the Rosedale Manor, suggesting that she is lonely. The third evidence is “in her scheduled room” suggests that she was alone and with no one.

Jerril, Xavier, Malcolm

2024-04-16 05:02:07 UTC

“i followed a guide who let me into a quaint walled garden, tuckled away from the rest of her estate” this suggests that she was at a. place far from the main building when it was secluded. therefore, this suggests that she is isolated from other residents. “the only fogure to be seen was an elderly lady sitting in the Sun on the far side of the thinning grass.” This suggests that she was the only individual in the premise which suggest she was isolated from other rosedell resilience.” In her secluded realm, her only companion is the whispered breeze and fluttering petals.” This suggests that his mother had no company with other people and suggest that she isolated from other residents

yusen

2024-04-16 05:13:10 UTC

The contrast is effective as it tells us about the writer first impression of Diana and what it was different than what he expected

Lizhe, Xuren, Justin

hon_li_zhe1 — 2024-04-16 05:14:33 UTC

It emphasises how her old age has allowed dementia to rob her of much of her memories.

Kyalsin, Hui En, Larissa

phehwy2008 — 2024-04-16 05:15:56 UTC

The writer uses repetition of Christopher apologising expresses the extreme regret and remorse he felt for not returning back to Hong Kong.

Joshua, Vivian, Jamie, Reagan, Casilaallal

2024-04-16 05:16:30 UTC

it shows that despite looking wise, diana was imaginative and played by her own rules.

the writer portrays her as wise but immediately shows her lack of knowledge.

kayden

2024-04-16 05:16:42 UTC

The writer kept apologising to his mother for meeting her too late

Nishita, Pooja, Yee San, River

2024-04-16 05:18:14 UTC

The writer expresses Christopher’s guilt by using a repetition of ‘I’ in Christopher’s perspective, this shows that Christopher is blaming himself for not returning back to Hong Kong earlier and expresses a desperation for forgiveness.

Yun ning, jia en, alvirra

ang_yun_ning — 2024-04-16 05:18:22 UTC

At first, he expresses in a way to make it seen like she was very knowledgeable but towards the end of the sentence make it seem like she as somewhat abnormal and eccentric.

Tahmin,Ahmad,Max,Luis

2024-04-16 05:18:53 UTC

Christopher kept apologising which creates use of repetition.