Raymond's run questions.

2. Revisit your inference definition. Find two examples in the text and discuss each.

An inference is an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning. An inference is an educated guess.

Inference 1. 'I see right away that this is going to be one of those Dodge City scenes cause the street ain't that big and they're close to the buildings just as we are' <--- Here Squeaky infers that the situation they will be in would be a Dodge City scene.

Inference 2. The fact that Squeaky is looking after Raymond her older brother infers that Raymond is not the responsible older person in the story, such as "What grade are you in now, Raymond?" Squeaky ---> "You got anything to say to my brother, you say it to me, Mary Louise Williams of Raggedy Town, Baltimore." <--- Here Squeaky is having to protect her brother from the bullies, rather than Raymond defending himself. Also "... right into the gutter and slosh around getting his shoes and cuffs wet. Then I get hit when I get home." <--- Here Squeaky's parents hit her for not taking care of Raymond.

3. Consider how Squeaky is described in the story using imagery. Give three examples and discuss.

The examples in this text that I have chosen are; tough, impatient and serious about her running. Squeaky is tough because she is the type of character who throughout the text shows "I am ready to fight, cause like I said I don't feature a whole lot of chit-chat" <--- Squeaky is showing us here that she prefers to fight rather than speak. She is impatient because her character shows us "I much prefer to knock you down right from the jump and save everybody a lotta precious time" <--- Here she is telling us that she just wants to get to the point, rather than having to waste time until the person has finished. Squeaky is serious about her running because she has shown us that "So I keep Raymond on the inside of me, and he plays like he's driving a stage coach which is OK by me so long as he doesn't run me over or interrupt my breathing exercises, which I have to do on account of I'm serious about my running, and I don't care who knows it. <--- Here Squeaky is showing us that although she has to take care of Raymond her breathing exercises and running are a big part of her life.
4. Raymond is described in a very particular way, by his actions. Give examples and explain how and what this tells the audience about him.

He is described in a way that says he needs special attention, as he seems, by his actions younger in his head than he is in real life, also he is described in a way that says he has a rather large head (literally). Here are some extracts of text that proves to the reader that he needs extra care, "... he'll dash across traffic to the island in the middle of Broadway and give the pigeons a fit. Then I have to go behind him apologizing..." this shows that he does not think of the consequences to his actions as he could get hit by a vehicle. also "... I wave to shush him, but he keeps rattling the fence like a gorilla in a cage..." here we find that Raymond is described to the readers like a large gorilla with no understanding of keeping quiet.

Inferences

I infer that this is a place where several bombs have dropped, this is because the buildings have collapsed and are very rundown, there is also a fire under the platform the man is jumping off, it seems to me that he is either trying to pass the time by free running or he is escaping from something/someone, such as a police officer of an animal (he might be scared of). He -possibly a professional free runner- might be doing a trick for a magazine since he does not look alike the locals of that area, also he is wearing cleaner; more expensive clothes than the locals.

The inference I go with is the professional free runner performing a trick for a magazine, the picture itself looks like it has been edited with Photoshop.

Raymonds run word list 2

Prodigy: An unusually gifted or intelligent person.
Personal sentence: Guitarist extraordinaire Joe, who first performed as a child prodigy, played in his first concert when he was eight. It was as though he was playing a lullaby from his finger's,.

Corsage: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.
Personal sentence: When Philip went to pick up his prom date, he gave her a corsage to wear around her wrist.

Spiel: Plausible glib talk.
Personal sentence: The car salesman practiced his spiel; so people would be attracted to the cars he wished to sell that month.

Liable: Subject to legal action.
Personal sentence: If YouTube wins today and Kwebbelkop is declared liable, it could signal the end of his YouTube channel.

Ventriloquist: A performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy.
Personal sentence: Walking along the bank of the river Thames, a ventriloquist was making the tatty and faded dummy; sing a melody.

Jam-packed: Filled to capacity.
Personal sentence: The stadium was completely jam-packed, The occupants had been waiting all day to see the band play.

Squint: Partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light.
Personal sentence: As the cars blinding headlights turned the corner, Jerry had to squint as the beams; hit him square in the eyes.

Chit-Chat: Light informal conversation for social occasions.
Personal sentence: When the delivery man arrived to Fred's house, a light chit-chat; about the chicken and bacon pizza; arose among the table.

Quicksilver: Heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
Personal sentence: As the miners reached the silver seam, they all started to feel ill and dizzy, this was because the silver was actually quicksilver.

Raymond's Run Word list 1

Signify: Denote (to draw attention for something or show what it means) or connote (your body language can connote how you feel without saying it).
Word found: '“I don’t think you’re going to win this time,” says Rosie, trying to signify with her hands on her hips all salty, completely forgetting that I have whupped her behind many times for less salt than that'
Synonym: Mean or imply
Personal sentence: At midnight sharp, the watchtowers signify that it is safe to land on the rough airstrip.

Prefer: Like better; value more highly.
Word found: 'I’m ready to fight, cause like I said I don’t feature a whole lot of chit-chat, I much prefer to just knock you down right from the jump and save everybody a lotta precious time.'
Synonym: : To like (someone or something) better than someone or something else
Personal sentence: As James walked forward to the cave, he decided he would much prefer to be at home watching television and eating crisps.

Hustle: Move or cause to move energetically or busily.
Word found: 'And I don’t have to earn my pocket money by hustling; George runs errands for the big boys and sells Christmas cards.'
Synonym: Jostle or Shove
Personal sentence: When Jeff was at sziget he had to hustle to get past the crowds.

Periscope: An instrument providing a view of an obstructed field.
Word found: 'He looks around the park for Gretchen like a periscope in a submarine movie.'
Synonym: None.
Personal sentence: In the murky sea, the submariners had no other option but to raise the periscope, and view the enemy vessel.

Glockenspiel(s): A percussion instrument consisting of a set of metal bars.
Word found: Most of the kids in my class are carrying bass drums and glockenspiels.
Synonym: None
Personal sentence: The glockenspiels in the group, rang out to give the warning they were coming and they were going to win.

Static: Not in physical motion.
Word found: '"In first place ..." the man on the loudspeaker is clear as a bell now. But then he pauses and the loudspeaker starts to whine. Then Static.
Synonym: Stationary
Personal sentence: When the 'thing' crawled into the room, the lights smashed and the television went static, when I went close to the screen it smashed outwards, my eyes were useless they were agony and they bled.

Rowdy: Disturbing the peace, being loud.
Word found: The parkees unfolding chairs and chasing the rowdy kids from Lenox as if they had no right to be there.
Synonym: Boisterous.
Personal sentence: The rowdy kids from Essex were causing destruction in every city in their path.

Slosh: Spill or splash copiously or clumsily.
Word found: And sometimes after a rain he likes to step down off his tightrope right into the gutter and slosh around getting his shoes and cuffs wet.
Synonym: Splash.
Personal sentence: As the school kids come up the flooded road, they slosh muddy water onto my bluebells and daffodils.

Uptight: Being in a tense state.
Word found: I’ll high-prance down 34th Street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight so that she walks ahead like she’s not with me, don’t know me, is all by herself on a shopping trip, and I am somebody else’s crazy child.
Synonym: Stressed.
Personal sentence: As I'm planting my bluebells and daffodils, I get really uptight about people coming near them even at ten feet!

(Not all in right order!)

Question 3 The Landlady

Swanky: Imposingly fashionable and elegant.
Personal sentence: First class on Emirates Airlines is quite swanky.
word used in extract: '... and it was obvious that once upon a time they had been very swanky residences.'

Congenial: Suitable to your needs.
Personal sentence: The sledgehammer was congenial to smashing Mr. De Santa's house down.
word used in extract: 'On the other hand, a pub would be more congenial than a boardinghouse.'

Rapacious: Excessively greedy and grasping.
Personal sentence: The parrot was rapacious for the cherries I was eating, because he was ravenous.
word used in extract: 'The name itself conjured up images of watery cabbage, rapacious landladies, and a powerful smell of kippers in the living room.'

Dither: Be undecided or uncertain.
Personal sentence: Slowly the parrot's appetite for my cherries starts to dither.
word used in extract: 'After dithering about like this in the cold for two or three minutes...'

Compelling: Driving or forcing.
Personal sentence: The thought of winning the £1,000 prize was compelling me to complete the survey.
word used in extract: '... staring at him through the glass, holding him, compelling him, forcing him to stay where he was...'

Compulsion: An urge to do something that might be better left undone.
Personal sentence: The compulsion to help the injured in the riot was intense.
word used in extract: 'The compulsion or, more accurately, the desire to follow after her into that house was extraordinarily strong.'

Dotty: Slang word for mentally irregular.
Personal sentence: If I keep listening to this weird song over and over again, I'll go dotty.
word used in extract: The old girl is slightly dotty, Billy told himself. But at five and sixpence a night, who cares about that? “I should’ve thought you’d be simply swamped with applicants,” he said politely.

Dainty: Elegantly beautiful
Personal sentence: My grandmother's china pottery, is so dainty that my father, can not put his finger through the handle to drink from it.
word used in extract: '“Dear me,” she said, shaking her head and heaving a dainty little sigh. “I would never have thought it. How time does fly away from us all, doesn’t it, Mr. Wilkins?”'

Tantalizing: Arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable.
Personal sentence: Queen Elizabeth was tantalizing the public for them to meet her, when really only government officials can meet her.
word used in extract: 'There is nothing more tantalizing than a thing like this that lingers just outside the borders of one’s memory. He hated to give up.'

Lingers: Remain present although waning or gradually dying.
Personal sentence: As the alcohol effects clear away, the headache still lingers.
word used in extract: There is nothing more tantalizing than a thing like this that lingers just outside the borders of one’s memory. He hated to give up.

Question 2 The Landlady

It's different because if you infer you imply eg. I inferred that it was a rough area because there was graffiti, as of Foreshadowing it warns you eg. The rain foreshadowed the storm.

It's the same because you infer that the rain will mean a storm and foreshadowing is a type of inference because it infers that there will be a storm.

An inference in the story: The Landlady is the taste of bitter almond in his tea, It is cyanide.

Question 1 The Landlady

1.Forshadowing means a warning for what's to come, a forshadowing moment in the land lady is when she looks the main character up and down as if she'll eat him.