Chapter 11 – Nearly Four O’Clock

Activity 1 – Gas Attack

Look at the description of the gas attack (pages 153–155) and then complete
the table below to analyse how the author has used imagery to describe the
gas.
Description of gas Type of Powerful words and Comparison and effect
from text imagery their effect

‘…we see it rolling metaphor rolling – like something a cloud – something large
towards us, this dreaded mechanical. and threatening
killer cloud’ dreaded –
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The tank moved across no-man’s-land.
Enhance this description using a metaphor, a simile or personification.