Laila smiled. She watched a carpenter in his shop across the street sawing wood, sending chips flying. She watched the cars bolting past, their windows coated with soot and grime. She watched the buses growling idly at the curb, with peacocks, lions, rising suns, and glittery swords painted on their sides.
In the warmth of the morning sun, Laila felt giddy and bold. She had another of those little sparks of euphoria, and when a stray dog with yellow eyes limped by, Laila leaned forward and petted its back.

How does the writer use language here to show Laila’s mood at this point in the narrative?
You could include the writer’s choice of:
words and phrases
language features and techniques
sentence forms.
( 8 marks)

The writer uses emotive language such as 'smiled', 'giddy' and 'bold' to describe Laila's expressions. The writer uses language to show Laila's excited mood by using language tachniques such as short sentences, 'Laila smiled'. The effect this short sentence has on the reader is that Laila is simply happy, and it is clear what message the author is trying to portray about Laila's mood at this point in the narrative.

Explanation:

Is this A Thousand Splendid Suns? I love this book! This probably isn't worth 8 marks, but this is what I could whip up in about 5 minutes.

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.