Assignments for Analysis. 1. Comment on the topic sentence of the first paragraph.

1. Comment on the topic sentence of the first paragraph.

2. How important do you find the imagery employed by the author to give an insight into Jon’s state of mind? How are his resolution and two-fold feelings shown?

3. Look for the language indicative of Jon’s attitude to Fleur.

4. How does the author manage to create the impression of Jon’s simultaneous indifference and appreciation of the trip?

5. Comment on the ample use of barbarisms throughout the passage.

6. Identify the cases of represented speech in the passage and explain their function.

7. Find examples of colloquialisms in the passage and try to justify their use.

8. How does the sentence “Her life was like the past of this old Moorish city… hopelessly ignorant and innocent” characterize Irene’s life? At which points in the narrative does the author contrast the lives of the mother and son?

9. What language means reveal Jon’s love and admiration for his mother?

10. In your opinion, what are the most striking devices employed to characterize Irene?

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