Abiturtext 1982:
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
Expected answers
Question 1
Step 1
description of the atmosphere (room and nurses):
large, bare, white, aseptic > effect: cold, clinical, hygienic
Step 2:
description of the bowls of roses, blossoms, petals (positive associations)
ripe-blown, silkily smooth, luminous, celestial, cherubs…
Step 3:
sudden change of description/reversal of positive associations:
linked to death (=return to step 1, hospital-like where you also find death): pale, posthumous, marble
Stylistic means:
➢ use of adjectives: descriptive, appreciative, depreciative
➢ similes
➢ alliteration
➢ repetition of key words