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Beyond the sky and the Earth - Coggle Diagram
Beyond the sky and the Earth
language techniques/structure
asyndeton
used asyndeton to highlight how mountainous region is
Bhutan is all and only mountains - hyperbole, Bhutan can't be all and only mountains but used exaggerations to really show how Bhutan was just mainly surrounded by mountains
landscape, landmass meeting landmass - alliteration and repetition
easier - comparative
a giant child gathering earth - imagery, this imagery is connected with comparative 'easier' to advise to the readers that imagery would be the better way to understand.
rock, mud, valleys, gorges - used some geographical words to show the nature of Bhutan
Thimphu - using pronouns to inform us
I watch mountains rise to meet the moon - hyperbole and personification
mountains are mountains, more mountains and mountains again - repetition
the winter air
is thin and dry and very cold - polysyndeton shows its beauty but some rough challenges to go through
ringing laughter - onomatopoeia
slight and dark, with an impish smile - giving contrast between Lorna and Sasha
20,000 - giving statistics about Thimphu's population
selling the same - sibilance
onions, rice, tea, milk powder, dried fish, plastic buckets and metal plates, quilts and packages of stale, soft cookies - semantic field of food and cutlery
kira, gho - names of the local clothing
Bhutan, a grand, whitewashed, red-roofed, golden-tipped fortress - asyndeton
Thimphu is
actually new - sarcastic, simple setence
like New York - simile
few other foreigners - alliteraion
dignity, unselfconsciousness, good humor, grace - asyndeton
purpose
to inform and describe how it is like Bhutan
audience
people who are interested in travelling around the world
type of text
informative/descriptive writing
set - Bhutan
the writer, Jamie Zeppa, describes and inform the audience how it is like to be in Bhutan. she describes the environment, clothes that people wear, talk about people and also give some facts about Bhutan
overall positive