Whistle and I'll Come to You

"During the night the wind rose." (3 points)
Line Number (s): 1

1. pathetic fallacy

2. used to create tension

3. as the storm intensifies so does our fear

"felt like a ship at sea" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 3

1. Simile

2. Ships at sea in a storm are isolated and vulnerable

3. it symbolises the way the writer feels isolate and vulnerable.

"battered". "roaring" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 3-4

1. verb choice

2. these are violent and very powerful

3. which adds an element to the storm as if it wants to cause damage and is a fierce fighter or enemy.

Evidence: "moaning". "whistling" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 5

1. Personification

2. making the house seem alive as the wind moves through it

3. Choice of words allude to the ghostly presence encountered later in the text.

"rattling" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 4

1. Vocabulary choice

2. symbolises the insecurity felt by the writer and their nervousness in the storm and the house.

"gathering my wits, I reflected" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 6

1. Characterisation

2. The writer is showing the character is a controlled, rational thinker.

3. This is important for the reader to know when the writer is trying to rationalise events later on in the text.

"steady as a lighthouse, quite alone and exposed" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 8

1. simile

2. It shows that the house is sturdy but isolated.

3. This reflects the writer's character and also how they feeling in the house currently.

"gales and driving rain and sleet and spray" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 9

1. polysyndeton

2. The effect of this is to show the unending, relentlessness of the storm.

"It was unlikely to blow away tonight." (3 points)
Line Number (s): 10

1. Characterisation

2. Shows the character as a rational thinker who uses logic and is not subject to flights of fancy.

3. this is in contrast to later in the text where the character finds themselves almost believing in ghosts and ghouls.

"snug safety" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 12

1. Alliteration

2. has a soft feel that contrasts with the aggressive language describing the storm and the vulnerability of the character in the house.

3. The flash back to the writer's childhood contrasts with his current experience of a storm.

"rage round like a lion". "howling". "beating" (4 points)
Line Number (s): 13

1. zoomorphism

2. This language has connotations of wild animals and predators.

3. It makes the storm in the flashback seem dangerous but also the story in the flashback was unable to reach the character.

4. This reinforces the idea that whilst the storm may be strong, the house will offer protection.

"I was a small boy again" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 16

1. Flashback

2. this brings comfort but he is using the flashback to escape the present.

3. This has effect of heightening the danger of the present situation.

""somewhere" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 17

1. Non specific noun

2. Creates a sense of mystery and intrigue.

3. Coupled with the violet description of the storm this also creates a sense of tension and anxiety.

"howling darkness" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 17

1. zoomorphism

2. The choice of language brings to mind feelings of being stalked by a predator.

3. This heightens the sense of tension and fear.

"cry" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 17, 20,21

1. Repetition for emphasis

2. The repetition emphasise pain and sufffering

3. generally makes the reader uncomfortable

"catapulting me" (2 points)
Line Number (s):

1. Passive language

2. The use of passive voice shows that the character feels that they are losing control of the situation.

"I listened hard. Nothing." (2 points)

1. Short sentence to build tension

2. The short sentence rapidly builds tension and anticipation.

"like a banshee" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 19

1. simile

2. Alludes to the folk lore of the banshee, which is typically a bad omen

"banging and rattling" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 19 -20

1. word choice

2. The language used is aggressive and helps to create a feeling of tension

"There was no child. I knew that. How could there be?" (4 points)
Line Number (s): 22

1. contrasting sentences

2. builds tension

3. The contrasting sentences show that the character is feeling overwhelmed and lost.

4. The use of rhetorical question adds to the feeling of doubt

"trying, trying" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 26

1. repetition for emphasis

2. emphasis the struggle of keeping calm and rational thoughts

"for ... how many years? (2 points)
Line Number (s): 27-28

1. ellipsis for tension.

2. The use of a rhetorical question and ellipsis builds mystery And intrigue.

"spider the dog following me" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 29

1. Use of pet for comfort

2. The dog is a sense of comfort for the character

"impression" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 30

1. word choice

2. based on the feeling, alludes to ghost

"someone" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 30

1. non-specific noun

2. causes a rapid building of mystery and intrigue

"lights went out". "pitch blackness" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 34, 33

1. Word choice

2. The darkness makes the character seem more vulnerable.

3. the darkness also evokes the fear of the unknown.

"I had seen no one, felt nothing." (2 points)
Line Number (s):35-37

1. listing

2. the listing builds tension and outlines the thought process of the character in stressful situations.

"short, narrow corridor" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 39

1. word choice

2. shows the character feels trapped through the claustrophobic environment

"sense of someone" (2 points)
Line Number (s):38

1. non specific noun

2. Builds a sense of mystery around the perceived presence

"inexplicably" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 40

1. adverb challenges core belief

2. This breaks down the characters thinking from rational to irrational and shows the stress they are experiencing

"conjecture". "wild incoherent fantasies" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 46, 41

1. charicterisation

2. further shows that the character looks to rational thoughts to see the world

3. through their inability to find any rational conclusion the tension is raised.

"Perhaps it was the woman in black? "...a mad friend no-one had known about?" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 45, 44, 51

1. listing with rhetorical questions

2. this brings the frantic state of the characters thoughts into perspective whilst building intrigue around the history of the house and its occupants

"But then they ceased." (3 points)
Line Number (s): 47

1. Short sentence

2. shows the character giving up in trying to rationalalise the events that they have seen.

3. shows the characters increased stress levels

"a light" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 52

1. symbolic

2. The light is symbolic of the truth of the situation, was it a ghost, or was it an intruder

"No light came on. The torch had broken." (2 points)
Line Number (s): 57

1. short sentences

2. Builds tension and gives a sense of disappointment and hopelessness.

"weeping tears of despair and fear, frustration and tension," (2 points)
Line Number (s): 58-59

1. Listing

2. Contrasts with the levels headedeness from earlier, shows the highly emotive state

"I drummed my fists upon the floorboard, in a burst of violent rage, until they throbbed” (2 points)
Line Number (s):59-60

1. word choice

2. violent vocabulary shows the complete lack of control felt by the character.

"I hugged her warm body to me" (2 points)
Line Number (s): 42-43

1. word choice

2. source of comfort to show some regaining of control

"the wind boomed and roared" (3 points)
Line Number (s): 64

1. repetition

2. Emphasises the relentlessness of the wind and the ghost.

3. Evokes a feeling of entrapment.