A Game Of Polo With A Headless Goat Flashcards

"Waiting for an eternity" "Rush hour gone anarchic"

Hyperbole

"Wacky races" "Fired up with enthusiasm" "Formula 1 without rules"

Metaphors - "wacky races" suggests chaos, self interest and underhanded methods to win, whilst "formula one" emphasises speed.

"Vehicles jostled"

"Traffic...had to dive into the ditch"

Personification - chaos

"roaring up in their wake" "horns tooting, bells ringing"

onamatapier - chaos and overwhelming noise.

"Survival of the fittest"

metaphor - animalistic and dangerous.

"The race was over"

Short sentance shocks us as our train of thought stops after all the chaos.

"And then the trouble began."

Simple sentance increases tention.

"voices were raised , fists were out and tempers rising."

tricolon - emotions running high.

"I don't even have my licence yet because I'm underage!"

Exclamatory sentance - humour + adds impact and sense of chaos.

"villager on a wobbly bicycle"

contrasts with later chaos + humour.

"Quick reflexes...,nerves of steel and...effective horn"

tricolon - emphasises danger

Structure

as extract increases pace increases, chronological order, slow pace of opening contrasted with later chaos.

It was survival of the fittest and depended on the ability to cut in front of a vehicle with a sharp flick of the steering wheel

Long sentences during action of race emphasise confusion and chaos / how everything is happening at once

swallowed up by the crowd

imagery and personification - create a sense of foreboding about how dangerous the situation was becoming