Gap Fill
Language Analysis
Level 3 analysis
The writer explains how ……………..is by
describing how he is ‘sucked into the belly
of the wave.’ The …………‘sucked’ suggests
the writer is ……………….up very quickly by
the sea, emphasising how easily he is
overpowered. The ……………used in ‘the
belly of the wave’ creates an image of the
wave as a ……………who eats people up by
………….them into his enormous belly
where they …………..and……………..
Level 4 analysis
The phrase ‘sucked into the belly of the
wave’…….. portrays the sea as a
…….monster, the use of personification
suggesting the sea has an ……..appetite.
The………. motion of the wave as it……….
him is reflected in the metaphorical image
of the wave’s rounded ‘belly’ as he is
consumed by the …….sea. In ‘sucked’ the
writer chooses a short, single syllable verb
to echo the …….with which he was
suddenly ……..out of the boat and into the
water, by the ……..strength of the ocean.
Level 3 analysis
The writer emphasises the way in which the
mulberry tree ………..the rest of the garden.
The ………….‘massive’ and ‘twisted’ create the
idea that this is a huge and misshapen tree.
By comparing its branches to ……………in using
the simile ‘like a gigantic malformed hand’ it
gives the impression of a…………. presence
that…………. over parts of the garden.