PARAGRAPH
She opened the door and eased herself out of the van. The sun was riding high; its light prickled at her
skin. They were too far west here, too close to the Kalahari Desert, and her unease increased. This was
not the comforting land she had grown up with; this was the merciless Africa, the waterless land.
QUESTION
Choose four words or phrases which the writer uses to describe the effects of the heat.
Explain how each of these words and phrases helps you to imagine the surroundings.
Make a mind map and write a paragraph on each of the four chosen phrases
Answers
Answer:
prickled,waterless land, desert, riding high
each adjective adverb noun phrase really helps us to imagine the current situation and surrounding environment of the person. here the person is saying about the heat of the sun because of the presence of a desert. the scarcity of water which makes her uncomfortable and is not giving her the feeling of her old motherland where she had grown up.
it's light prickled at her: this speaks about the sun and its untolerant heat. poet gets out of the when she is really exhausted of this sun's heat.
waterless land: this speaks about the importance of water and shows that because of this scorching heat there is no enough place with water source.
desert: this is a arid land where less rainfall and scare vegetation is observed. this is because of the heat.
the sun was riding high: this speaks about the sun and its capability of covering all the areas which make the people to feel intense heat.