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Thomas Flett Language Analysis

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Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions that follow.

The wind worried at the windows of the little island cottage. Outside, Thomas Flett watched the tide draw back from the shore, leaving dark ribbons of seaweed across the sand. He had spent most of his sixty-three years on the island. Usually, its familiar sounds settled him. Tonight, each gust seemed to carry away another piece of the life he knew. Behind him, a suitcase stood open beside the hearth. His daughter, Isla, folded a jumper and tucked it carefully inside. In the morning, she would take the ferry to the mainland to begin a new job. Thomas was proud of her, but the thought of the quiet cottage after she left sat heavily in his chest. The island had once felt like a shelter; now it seemed to be closing around him. “Dad, your tea is ready,” Isla called. The warmth in her voice reached him even through the draught beneath the door. Thomas turned towards the cottage. The lighthouse sent one pale sweep across the bay, then disappeared behind the headland. He took a slow breath and stepped inside, carrying the sound of the sea with him.

Language analysis

Use details from the passage to support your ideas. Explain the effects of the writer’s choices.

1.How does the description of the wind and tide in the opening paragraph reflect Thomas’s feelings?

2.What is suggested by the description of Isla’s voice as warmth reaching Thomas through the draught?

3.What does the change from the island feeling like a “shelter” to seeming to “close around him” show?

Thomas has decided he dislikes the island’s weather.
Isla has persuaded Thomas to move to the mainland.
Thomas’s feelings about the island have changed because he expects to be alone.
The island has become physically smaller.

4.What might the lighthouse beam represent in this passage? Explain how its appearance and disappearance contribute to the mood.

5.Find two examples of language that give something human behaviour or qualities. Explain the effect of each.

Character and comprehension

Choose the best answer where options are given. Support written responses with evidence from the passage.

6.What can you infer about Thomas’s relationship with Isla? Give one detail from the passage to support your inference.

7.Which phrase best describes the mood of the passage?

Light-hearted and playful
Sad and thoughtful
Furious and confrontational
Tense and frightening

8.How does the final paragraph suggest that a moment of change has arrived for Thomas?

9.Write an opening paragraph showing what happens after Thomas enters the cottage. Create an atmosphere and reveal his feelings through your language choices.

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