Being There Edinburgh Higher Close Reading Main Points

Being There: Edinburgh Higher Close Reading

Main Points • 2. Edinburgh offers a vast and varied assortment of establishments to suit all ages/ interests. • Edinburgh is more than the stereotypical ‘Scotland’ often promoted by tourist organisations. • It is an ancient/ modern city • The weather is extremely changeable • The people are pleasant and make up for the harsh winters • Literature has not captured the Edinburgh of today • The festival is an expensive venture that generated income for the city

• 3. There is such an assortment of shops on her street. • 4. “crows nest”- just as a crows nest is small/ messy/ high in a tree so too is her flat not big/ cluttered/ high in the building. • “rattle like a cutlery box” – just as a rattling cutlery box would be noisy, so too is her flat not very sound proofed against the elements. • 5. “twee…rugged ancient…modern elegance…squalor”

• 6. The colon introduces a list of items the writer must carry in order to face the elements in Edinburgh. • 7. A creepy oceanic breeze that hits the coast of Edinburgh. • 8. a) She knew the extravagant and electric Edinburgh that is brought to life during the weeks of Festival celebration • b) “thrumming with life…carnival…noise…colour…excitement” • 9. a) a metaphor • b) Just as a magnet attracts metal, the trendy bars of Leith draw in customers.

• 10. They have been remarketed as more upmarket, food serving bars by youthful businessmen/women. • 11. exorbitant means expensive. The words “money spinner…expensive…sums…make a killing” highlight this as they are all related to money. • 12. mostly D… potentially B.