English homework...

5 facts on homelessnessin the uk.

1. There are about 1 million people in Britain that are homeless. Half a million of which are on the street or in doorways and the other half a million are living in a squat or a temporary shelter.
2. Between a quarter and third of people living on the street have been looked after by local authorities while they were children.
3. Some homeless people actually do have jobs.
4. The reasons people begin sleeping rough are varied; each homeless person has their own story.
5. Not all homeless people, if given the chance, would accept a roof over there heads/house.

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English homework touching the void.

The writer ,Joe simpson, structures the text to vary the tension by using similes or metaphors to create vivid sensations for example, “ Cold had long since won the battle,” this is a metaphor. This creates tension because it makes you think and makes you ask yourself questions.

Another way the writer creates tension is by short sentences or miner sentences used for effect for example, “so! It ends here. Pity!” This creates tension by making the reader think. It breaks the sentence up and makes you read it slower.

Punctuation that acts to slow down or speeds up the pace also creates tension, for example, “ reality had become a nightmare, and sleep beckoned insistently; a black hole calling me, pain-free, lost in time, like death.” this creates tension because its make you read it faster you want to know what is going to happen next.

Repetition of key phrases or words creates tension as well, for example, “ Bottomless. I thought idly. No they’re never bottomless. I wonder how deep will it go? To the bottom … to the water at the bottom? God! I hope not!” Like the punctuation it makes you want to know more and it makes you read it faster, this also makes you think.