"Yellow-and-white-checkered paper", "sand-colored hair", off-white tiles", "after-dinner tea" (Chapter 1). Which technical term should you use when analysing these descriptions in an essay? 

Lahiri uses...

"its solid chill underfoot even on the hottest days", "thick green treetops", "one of the crisscrossing laces" (Chapter 1). Which technical term should you use to analyse Lahiri's writing style with the words underlined?

Lahirir is particularly fond of using ..... in her writing style. 

Regarding the previous answer, it's not worth dedicating too much time analysing compound words as it would not grab the examiner's attention. 

What are vocatives and why should you mention them when analysing the language techniques in The Namesake?

Lahiri’s use of negation advocates strong strictness, denial and rejection. Place the following quotes in the right category: do they show the theme of denial and rejection? Or, are they examples of vocatives?

Alan and Judy, neighbours to Ashima and Ashoke, have come to pay a greeting visit on the arrival of young baby Gogol: “Oh, Alan,” she says, “let’s have another one of these.”

Why do you think Lahiri uses interjections like "Oh" in the novel?