ABAMEDITM understands that everyone is busy mugging for the exams now, and by adhering with our policy about serving our readers, we've come up with some new ideas to help all you hardcore muggers.
To better prepare you for your LangArts/Lit exams, we have posted a written commentary written by us. We aim to use this essay to show all of you hopelessly helpless people out there the skills of writing an awesome written commentary, fully deserving of 7 points or an A1.
So fret not, we're here to dispel all you're doubts and queries regarding the language art form.
Here is a sample passage, like one you may experience reading during the said examination.
This man was older, and had scars running along his cheek. His eyes were dark and haunted with the knowledge of one who had fought in countless battles. ‘Mind if I take a seat, lad?’ he asked. The younger man made no reply. The veteran sat down and sighed. He picked up the sword, and swung it in an arc through the air, testing for balance. Apparently satisfied, the veteran set the sword back on the table. ‘Good sword you got there.’
It was obvious that the sword was cared for. The sword was polished, candle light reflected off of its surface. The edge was sharpened, with no notches or scratches. The veteran sighed once more. ‘You do know that there’s no chance that we’ll survive this battle right? I knew this day would come eventually though,’ the veteran said gruffly.
The younger man replied, his mouth barely moving. ‘Yeah, I know.’ His voice was quiet, yet confident.'
The veteran scratched his cheek. ‘You’re not worried? Hah, you have a strong will for a recruit then.
A shadow of a smile flickered through the recruit’s face. ‘I was worried. In fact, I couldn’t stop my hands from shaking until this final hour. I realized that I can’t die, not yet. I still have something to do… before I let my soul be claimed by the icy fingers of death.’
Adapted from Prologue - '(A Stormy Night/Sharkeye)' by Rydæven
Infer from passage-
- "Old man sits with young warrior" = pedophile.
- "Both Old man and young warrior are males" = gay.
- "Before I let my soul be claimed by the icy fingers of death" = when he turned gay. And pedo.
Therefore, old man is a gay pedophile.
From the opening lines of the passage, readers can tell that the character Sharkeye is a 'dark' and 'haunted' person, that 'had scars running along his cheek'. From this, we can tell that Sharkeye was involved in some sort of struggle which resulted in his facial disfigurement and dark haunted-ness. Perhaps the scar is a result of a failed previous attempt.
The author has made it very clear that Sharkeye is a homosexual sexual predator. Both he and the recruit have probably talked to each other over the internet and have decided to meet up at a barracks, of all places. Whatever the case may be, the recruit seems to be oblivious to what is about to happen to him, as he voice is 'quiet yet confident'.
The old man also seems fascinated with long and rather sharp objects, such as the sword belonging to the young man sitting next to him. Playing with the man's sword has 'apparently satisfied' him. This is more evidence of the old man being a pedophile, preying on younger men.
Lastly, the 'icy fingers of death' mentioned in the passage obviously have two meanings, both literal and metaphorical......
In conclusion, the author of 'Prologue' might have gone through what the characters in the passage have, and felt compelled to write about it , hoping to spread his message of dangers gay sex predators on the internet.
Sheep's Portion:Infer from passage-
- "Old man sits with young warrior" = pedophile.
- "Both Old man and young warrior are males" = gay.
- "Before I let my soul be claimed by the icy fingers of death" = when he turned gay. And pedo.
Therefore, old man is a gay pedophile.
We hope that these inferences have helped you understand the passage much better than you may have previously.
- this post was originally meant for friday, but we were too busy. blog may go on hiatus until end of examinations, sorry everyone. also, apologies to Dornel if any offence is taken.
- this post was originally meant for friday, but we were too busy. blog may go on hiatus until end of examinations, sorry everyone. also, apologies to Dornel if any offence is taken.
-sheep//zong
