Thought provoking QUESTIONS

Name two techniques which Blackman used to show that Crosses were superior to noughts In the short text Woman at the Store by Katherine Mansfield what is one example of foreshadowing? What significance does the quote Shell be the death of you Callum have to Sephy and Callums relationship? (Think about the significance of names) How do the short texts Miss Brill and Woman at the Store relate to Katherine Mansfield? What is significant about Edwards home being shot with a Low Angle? How is the character Peg significant and how does she help to show Theme? In Unfamiliar Text, what does the alliteration Crunchy Crackers give the impression of and how does alliteration help give that effect? How is Miss Brill related to Katherine Mansfield? What movies can you connect Edward Scissorhands to? What is different between the music used in the majority of Edward Scissorhands and the Angel Scene? How does Sephy connect to Jed? How does Edwards costume reflect individuality? Name 4 poetic devices How is the snow a symbol in Edward Scissorhands and what is it a symbol of? Give 2 techniques that make Edward seem shy and lonely and how do they show this? What did Sephy say in her act to defend the noughts and Callum? Is there any way that Esmerelda and Edward are similar characters? Why? Why not? What are other Tim Burton films that are similar to Edward Scissorhands? What is Miss Brills epiphany and who brings this on?

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How does the town of suburbia contrast with Edward? What setting in Edward Scissorhands represents a theme? How? What is the importance of the flashbacks in Edward Scissorhands? Why does Tim Burton choose to frame the movie with the scene when Kim is an old lady at the beginning and end of the film? What is the structure of Formal Writing? When Edward first came to stay why do the people of the neighbourhood call him Eddy then towards the end of the movie change back to calling him Edward? What 2 visual techniques are used on the cover of Noughts and Crosses and how to they relate to themes? Why is the camera mostly on Kim when Edward is sculpting the ice? Why are the houses pastel colours instead of brick, wood etc? It was a large room, the walls plastered with old pages of English Periodicals. How does this relate to the theme of Woman at the Store? What is a quote from Miss Brill that represents the Theme of the story? What verbal techniques spell out the word POSAM? What should you not do in the conclusion of an essay? Name one of the other noughts who attended Heathcroft High with Callum Name a film technique in Edward Scissorhands that helps you to understand the character, Peg How is Jim a significant character in Edward Scissorhands? A tagline for Edward Scissorhands is Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees. In what way does this relate to the plot and theme of the film?