{
  "request": {
    "exam_details": {
      "question": "‘Look in detail at this extract, from lines 9 to 14 of the source’",
      "text": "‘If there are few moments in life that come as clear and as pure as ice, when the mountain breathed back at her, Zoe knew that she had trapped one such moment and that it could never be taken away. Everywhere was snow and silence. Snow and silence; the complete arrest of life; a rehearsal and a pre-echo of death. She pointed her skis down the hill. They looked like weird talons of brilliant red and gold in the powder snow as she waited, ready to swoop. I am alive. I am an eagle.’",
      "question_details": "How does the writer use language here to describe Zoe’s feelings? You could include the writer’s choice of words and phrases, language features and techniques, sentence forms.",
      "mark_scheme": {
        "level_4": "Perceptive, detailed analysis (7-8 marks): Perceptive understanding of language, with detailed analysis and sophisticated use of subject terminology.",
        "level_3": "Clear, relevant explanation (5-6 marks): Clear understanding, with relevant textual detail and accurate use of subject terminology.",
        "level_2": "Some understanding and comment (3-4 marks): Some understanding and attempt at language effect.",
        "level_1": "Simple, limited comment (1-2 marks): Simple awareness of language."
      }
    },
    "response": "‘Q2. Language is used in this extract to emphasise the close relationship between Zoe’s feelings of ‘an arrest of life,’ a moment of clarity and quietness, with the landscape. This is first exemplified in the simile ‘moments in life that come as clear and as pure as ice,’ equating the snowy landscape to an intense internal experience within Zoe. Furthermore, ice and cold often carry negative connotations; here the author describes them as ‘clear’ and ‘pure’ to suggest different meanings for Zoe. It seems she takes comfort in the clarity that ice and the cold bring to her as a reflection of her life. This is furthered through the use of repeated alliteration, ‘snow and silence. Snow and silence.’ By highlighting the landscape and cold weather with the repeated ‘s’ sound, it becomes as present in the text as Zoe’s feelings of moving from the natural to spiritual world. The repetition of the ‘s’ sound creates a whispering tone that adds to the quietness of the scene. This continues the implication that Zoe feels peace and clarity when alone in nature. The all-encompassing nature of the landscape is emphasized even further through the personification of the mountain that ‘breathed back at her.’ Personification here adds a sense of real identity within the landscape, giving the mountain a character that reflects Zoe’s feelings. This feeling of connection is continued through the simile describing her skis as ‘like weird talons’ and the personal pronoun used: ‘I am alive. I am an eagle.’ The adjectives ‘brilliant red and gold’ create a vivid image and conjure a sense of royalty, contrasting with the surrounding snow and ice and emphasizing Zoe’s freedom and power.’"
  },
  "response_format": {
    "marks": "<number of marks>",
    "recommendation": "<detailed feedback on strengths and improvement areas>"
  }
}