English Language Paper 1 Look in detail at this part of the extract from the novel, Blood Line by Malcom Rose. How does the writer's use of language create a picture of the boy's excitement? You could include the writer's choice of: ● Words and phrases Language features and techniques ● Sentence forms 8 marks (spend 13 minutes on this question) He was eager to see the greedy flames and yet he wanted to linger, to savour the moment that was about to make him important once more. He called it Shadowtime. His fingers gripped that little box, slowly extracted a match. Such a tiny thing, like an exclamation mark. One simple strike, a quick twist of the wrist, and the cleansing began with a graceful yellow plume like a candle in a church. Shadow's spine tingled, his heartbeat raced. He was about to see the most beautiful show on Earth. He dropped the lighted match and the eager fuel reached up and embraced Shadow's gift for life. The seductive flame danced silently, sickly down the road towards the white car. The itchy yellow fingers clawed up the side of the Lexus, blistering the paint, and loitered for a few seconds on the wick before worming their way into the interior.
