My Favourite Picture of my Neighbourhood

2i) A large clump of green bamboos provide shade from the sun to the people who passes underneath it.

ii) A huge black van parks inconveniently on the pavement.

iii) On the busy road, a yellow van speeds by in order to pass the next traffic light.

iv) The once clean pavement is now littered with dead brown leaves.

3) Distances - i) crawling across a two-d floor like a little desert roll-bug (line 7-8) - Metaphor

ii) narrow stone passageways seemed to press in closer ( line 4-5) - Personification

The Hobbit - i) perfectly round door like a porthole (line 4) - simile

ii) not a nasty, dirty, wet hole ( line 1) - alliteration

4i) On the busy road, a yellow van roars by, speeding as fast as a cheetah to pass the next traffic light.

ii) A huge clump of bamboos acts like a shield, bravely shielding off the sun's scorching rays from the people who walks under it.

6) A huge clump of bamboos stood up heroically and acting like a shield, it bravely shields off the sun's evil scorching rays from the innocent people.

7) The scorching hot sun burned my cheeks and arms as I darted as fast as a rabbit to the shade under the huge and brave bamboo. The humongous bamboos heroically stood up to the sun, shielding me from the sun's malicious rays. I fanned myself tirelessly with my hand, desperately trying to keep myself cool. Although this brave tree has shielded me from the sun's rays, I could not bear to look at the dead dried leaves that littered my neighbourhood, just like pimples that ruin one's face.

Apart from the leaves, I could hear the loud hustle and bustle of the Singapore road. A yellow van roars by, speeding as fast as a cheetah to pass the next looming traffic light. Even though it was Saturday, I could still hear the roars and rumble of the cars on the Singapore roads, all waiting for the right moment to pounce.

Then, I noticed an old man walk past me, panting like a dog under the Singapore weather. He paused in front of a huge black van blocking his way. He gave an audible sigh, even above all the roars and rumble from the cars, and made a detour around the car. That big black van has obviously caused inconvenience for the old man and the driver was very rude to have parked his van there.