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PtS QUOTES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Harry relationship quote 1 | “... and thought if Miles got lost, if Miles never came home, Harry’s insides would go wrong and they might never go right again. If Miles got lost” |
| “... and thought if Miles got lost, if Miles never came home, Harry’s insides would go wrong and they might never go right again. If Miles got lost” Technique? | truncated sentences and metaphor in “insides would go wrong” to build tension and convey Harry’s concern at the idea of losing Miles. |
| Harry relationship quote 2 | “ He wondered what Miles would choose to eat first. Whatever it was, he’d choose the same” |
| “ He wondered what Miles would choose to eat first. Whatever it was, he’d choose the same” technique? | uses repetition to highlight how Harry’s choices were almost always influenced by Miles’ choices. |
| Miles relationship quote 1 | “Just one blue flame too small to feel… then it raged, turned into a ball of fire… He shared it with Harry through his skin” |
| “Just one blue flame too small to feel… then it raged, turned into a ball of fire… He shared it with Harry through his skin” technique? | symbolism is used to illustrate Harry and Miles’ deep emotional connection, highlighting their pain, but also how they experience it alongside one another. |
| Miles isolation quotes 1 | “Then they heard dad yelling from inside. Yelling at them, at everyone, yelling at no one. And Miles could hear the words… they cracked open the night: "I never wanted you”” |
| “Then they heard dad yelling from inside. Yelling at them, at everyone, yelling at no one. And Miles could hear the words… they cracked open the night: "I never wanted you”” technique? | uses “yelling” as anaphora to emphasise the overwhelming power that is their abusive father in the scene, and metaphor to reflect the detrimental impact of Dad’s words on Miles. |
| Miles isolation quote 2 | "It still had a scar, a line where the bark had never grown back” |
| "It still had a scar, a line where the bark had never grown back” technique? | uses metaphor and symbolism in the tree’s “scar” to represent how Miles was deeply affected by the loss of his mother, positioning the reader to understand the everlasting impact of trauma on people and how it can affect their daily lives. |
| Harry isolation quote 1 | “And if Grandpa hadn’t died, then he definitely would've taken Harry fishing, too. And it would have been good like this was.” |
| “And if Grandpa hadn’t died, then he definitely would've taken Harry fishing, too. And it would have been good like this was.” technique? | is a juxtaposition which contrasts between the void left by the father’s isolation from his life, and it being filled by his new found relationship with George. |