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Touching the Void
Edexcel iGCSE anthology
| Quotation | Effect |
|---|---|
| I hit the slope at the base of the cliff before I saw it coming | Draws reader in and creates tension |
| impact catapulted me over backwards | Visual Imagery |
| He couldn't hold this. | Disorientation, hints at the scope of the dangerous situation |
| Flooded | Overwhelming and unstoppable, he has to tolerate it |
| building and building | Creates tenstion |
| Right leg hanging slackly | He is severely injured |
| Sharp cold seemed to calm me | Stinging pain reminds him to be rational and focus on survival |
| I've broken my leg, that's it. I'm dead. | Chaotic thoughts racing through his mind. Restricts his ability to think rationally |
| Impact had driven my lower leg up through the knee joint... | Hyperbole |