Aunt Julia


	Quote	Technique
	Aunt Julia spoke Gaelic very loud and very fast She wore men's boots Drew yarn marvellously out the air Crickets being friendly She was brown eggs She lay silenced I can hear her still welcoming me with a seagulls voice	Repetition Word choice Metaphor Anthropomorphism Metaphor Euphemism Zoomorphism
	Analysis	Theme
	Shows that she was intimidating for the young child. Also explains that she was a very lively person. She is hard working, her clothing is based more off practicality than what it looks like. Shows that she is traditional and also when McCaig was a child, his aunt seemed magical. Even though a common fear amongst children is the dark, McCaig felt safe in his aunts house as the noises seemed non-threatening. Shows that she had a connection with nature so much so that that is what McCaig remembers her by. It is too painful for McCaig to admit his aunt is dead, so he uses a euphemism to make it easier to admit. Her voice is loud and he doesn't understand it. Even so, he can hear her voice even though she is dead.	Characterisation Characterisation Characterisation Nature Nature Loss, death Characterisation, death, loss

Shows that she was intimidating for the young child. Also explains that she was a very lively person.
She is hard working, her clothing is based more off practicality than what it looks like.
Shows that she is traditional and also when McCaig was a child, his aunt seemed magical.
Even though a common fear amongst children is the dark, McCaig felt safe in his aunts house as the noises seemed non-threatening.
Shows that she had a connection with nature so much so that that is what McCaig remembers her by.
It is too painful for McCaig to admit his aunt is dead, so he uses a euphemism to make it easier to admit.
Her voice is loud and he doesn't understand it. Even so, he can hear her voice even though she is dead.

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