Table of Contents

The Kingdom by the Sea (closer look at similies and metaphors) Thimble Summer (describing words, alliteration and tone) The Cay (nouns) A Dog so Small (verbs) When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (point of view and symbolism) A Series of Unfortunate Events (writing in sentences 1) Shoes were for Sunday 1 (genre) Shoes were for Sunday 2 (writing in sentences 2) On the Island (direct speech) Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (colloquial language) The Windsinger (onomatopoeia) Ash Road (personification and fact or fiction?) The War of the Worlds (words and their meanings) The Lost Continent (hyperbole) Bee Season (spelling) Appendix - Further Revision and Practice Answers

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Close Reading 11-14 provides a wide selection of of extracts from novels old and (especially) new, with accompanying interpretation/ comprehension-type questions.

About the Author

Mary M Firth and Andrew G Ralston teach at one of Scotland's top schools and are highly successful authors of several English language and literature titles aimed primarily at the Scottish market.