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Analysis for skittle of milk

Metaphor compares milk bottles to bowling pins, suggesting fun and excitement of time spent in mrs T’s class

The laugh of a bell

Personification projects the childs laughter onto it, creating a happy atmosphere, establish an uplifting and carefree world, where children are free to grow and find themselves in a nurturing setting

good, gold star

W/C suggests positive atmosphere, sense of magic, link to setting

Xylophones nonsense

personification implies that it hasn’t been mastered yet but sounds fun and appealing

inky tadpoles changed from commas to exclamation marks

metaphor represents children growing up. punctuation links to growing up and links to setting and learning

Jumping and croaking

W/C links to boys voices breaking through by comparing them to frogs

A tangible alarm

W/C shows how our opinion of school changes so rather than finding it a comfort it is now distressing

heavy, sexy sky

W/C of “heavy” suggests the burden of new knowledge and emotions, “sexy” refers to a sexual awakening within her body

as the sky split open into a thunderstorm

metaphor compares with the dramatic feelings of growing up, scary/ exciting. W/C of “split” suggests breaking, damage, loss of innocence and cannot return to her past/ childhood