1. 5-a-Day
‘Too soon to make resolutions, to wake up in a new life, but Christmas has grown tired; it’s last year’s thing.’ What technique does Ellis use here? Effect?
Ellis describes the days between Christmas and New Year using the adjective ‘heavy’. What does this connote?
What did Ellis take up after her life took a turn?
What can we infer about Ellis when she imagines the ‘film version’ of her life?
What does she resolve to do at the end of the article?
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2. 5-a-Day
‘Too soon to make resolutions, to wake up in a new life, but Christmas has grown tired; it’s last year’s thing.’ What technique does Ellis use here? Effect? Personification.
Ellis describes the days between Christmas and New Year using the adjective ‘heavy’. What does this connote?
What did Ellis take up after her life took a turn? Martial arts.
What can we infer about Ellis when she imagines the ‘film version’ of her life?
What does she resolve to do at the end of the article? Take those decorations down.
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