41.2 The Dootkeeper > 1.2 The Doorkeeper | Punctuation can be used for rhetorical purposes. This means that punctuation marks such as question marks, exclamation marks and ellipses an shape an argument or suggest something about a character or ‘A question mark can be used to signal a chetorical question. It can also create a variety of tones, such as making a speaker sound slightly threatening or surprised (Why on earth did you make that choice” Exclamation marks can aso create different effects, such as excitement (Welcome to your new lif!) or anger (I insist you leave now!) Elipses may suggest 2 varety of emotions or moods, such as nervousness/ hesitation (Please . can | leave now?) or a sense of drama (And now hve itis! Focus 1. Read the following conversation between the characters Louis and Relic from Darkparis. Explain how elipses, question marks and exclamation marks help to suggest things about the characters’ attitudes and feelings1. Gaing underground | i Practice | 2 Rewrite the following extract altering the punctuation and ading ellipses and \ ‘exclamation marks to help suggest the characters’ personalities,1.2 The Dootkoeper Challenge 3. Write paragraph that follows on from the extract in Activity 2. You can decide what happens. Use dialogue that includes ellipses, question marks and exclamation marks to suggest the characters’ altitudes and feelings