a conclusion you reach by applying logic to the evidence you are given

giving the impression that something harmful or evil is about to happen

a style of writing that involves dark, mysterious and supernatural themes

A figure of speech where two separate things are deliberately contrasted for effect (using 'like' or 'as')

'The Twisted Tree': Revising inferences

English

In 'The Twisted Tree', pupils explore Gothic imagery in a contemporary text. In 'Dystopian Settings', pupils use their own dark imagery to write their own descriptive pieces.

In 'Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories', pupils begin to analyse the choices of an author. in 'The Twisted Tree', pupils develop their analytical writing skills. 

'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What skill involves looking for suggested ideas rather than stated ones?

In 'The Twisted Tree' Burge uses a simile to compare the fog to a ...

The fog in 'The Twisted Tree' often symbolises ...

At one point in 'The Twisted Tree', Burge describes the fog as bending around the twisted tree itself. To which animal does she compare the fog to in this description?

What is being described here 'a conclusion you reach by applying logic to the evidence you are given'?

Which of the below are reasonable synonyms of the word 'sinister'?

Which weather phenomenon often accompanies the arrival of the draugr in 'The Twisted Tree'?

A figure of speech where two separate things are deliberately contrasted for effect (using 'like' or 'as') is known as a ...

In what century did the Gothic genre first appear?

Identify one convention of a Gothic text.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz