Literature - havo 5

    Part of sentence Quote Reason for choice Image I see 1 “It was a pleasure to burn” It shows his initial joy when burning books. 2 “… and his eyes all orange flame with the thought of what came next…” It describes his feelings about fire really well   3 “…walked across the upper floor of the fire station and fell down the hole.” It is an important sentence in order to understand the text.   4 “The last few nights he had had the most uncertain feelings about the sidewalk just around the corner here…” This sentence describes that he feels kind of anxious about the sidewalk.   5 “Her face was slender and milk-white, and in it was a kind of gentle hunger that touched over everything with tireless curiosity.” This sentence describes how the girl looks.   6 “What-the smell of kerosene? My wife always complains,” He lau...

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Find the meanings of the following expressions: For want of asking. Not having any questions. Upon my word. I promise / swear, you have my word. It's also used to express surprise. Connect yourself well. To adjust to someone. Pray do. Please just do it. Be left quite to your own powers. You have to figure it out yourself without anyone helping you. Answer these questions: What is the main purpose of the letter? It was a marriage proposal, so the main purpose is to ask her to marry him.  What is Emma’s opinion of the language and style of the letter? She thinks the letter was written good, even much above her expectation, because there were almost no grammatical errors. Even though it was short, it expressed good sense. The language was strong and unaffected. What is Emma’s opinion of the writer of the letter? Emma thinks he is, without doubt, a sensible man with natural talent, but she doesn't know if she can fully trust him. She also doesn't ...

It was a sunny afternoon in late June. I was staying at a hotel near the beach in Portugal, with my family. My sister and I decided that it would be fun if we hired a boat, so we looked it up on the internet. "Only 20 dollar per hour!" she said while running to my mom. "Alright, but don't forget to put on suncreen!" Half an hour later we sailed away from the beach, into the tranquil ocean. Dad was steering the boat, while also looking at the map. We were going pretty fast, when suddenly we hit a gigantic rock. The boat was totally wrecked, and right after, a big wave hit us. I gasped for air, and when I came out of the water I didn't see anyone anymore. The only thing that I saw was a small island, about thirty meters away from me. I was exhausted, and when reached the island I fell right asleep. When I woke up, my skin felt burned, and my lips tasted salty. "What happened?" I thought. "Am I dreaming?". I looked around, and notic...

Explain – in your own words - how the shipwreck happened. The shipwreck happened because the boat was overset by a sudden flurry from the north, due to the stormy weather. The ship went off course and crashed into a rock, which caused it to split. How would you describe Gulliver’s response to this new ‘peculiar company’? He didn’t really care about them. He only wanted to save himself and didn’t worry at all about the others.  " What became of my companions in the boat, as well as those who escaped on the rock, or were left in the vessel, I cannot tell, but conclude they were all lost." He doesn't know what happened to the other people that were on the boat with him, but it seems like he doesn't care if they are doing okay. Further along the storyline we hear that Gulliver washed ashore on an island. Could this be a real island? Explain your answer. No, I don't think so, because the people that live there are 6 inches long, which is  approximately 15 centimet...