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Passage to Africa question 4 - Coggle Diagram
Passage to Africa question 4
use of emotive language
conveys the horror of the situation
shows the unimaginable inconcievable vision of human suffering
listing and layering of adjectives (line 1)
heightens the horror and misery of the experience and the excess of it
'faces'
used to enforce the anonymization of the suffering people in the way the rest of the world groups them together as one faceless mass denying them their individuality
'twin evils of hunger and disease' (line 34/35)
heightens the suffering and pain
'hunger and disease'
highly provocative ideas to engage the reader and reinforce the suffering and horror
use of graphic imagery
describes the physical suffering of the people and heightened the emotional impact on the reader.
'old woman' , 'smell of decaying flesh', sick yellow eyes', 'the shattered leg', 'putrid air'
graphic description of how the process of decay has fused into the atmosphere itself
lexical field of decay reinforces the idea of suffering complemented by the graphic imagery, however is not excessive, so the reader doesn't turn away.
graphic imagery and emotive language is counterbalanced with the use of objective language e.g 'controlling bodily functions
language of quantification
helps to orientate the reader
'somalia'
location, time references and time occuring
frontloaded at the front of the piece
use of metaphors
used to describe how remote the village is.'
suggests it is a distant and out of place/ hidden out of view
'the back of beyond'
the pain and suffering has been erased from our awareness and consciousness. it is beyoung our reach or help
the pain and suffering is beyond our understanding. the place is full of the living dead and everyone is waiting to die from hunger and starvation
use of pronouns
'I saw', 'I criss-crossed' ...
majority of text in the 1st person - reporting his experience
at times, shifts to the collective pronoun 'we' when talking on behalf of all journalists (line 14/line 35)
use of the second person pronoun in the last sentence to directly address his 'nameless friend'
also addresses all of his subjects as they have taught him a lot
use of litotes
understatement
last line showing it is not possible to put his feelings into words
sentence structure
line 60 - journalist is active subject is passive
there is a rigid, certain, repetitive structure, reflecting the writers initial understanding of the relationship with the subject
use of commas show the distance that must be maintained
final sentence shows his view has been completely revised
acknowledges debt
separation / barrier between them has been broken down
sentences become more fluid and flexible
rather than statements of fact there is use of the conditional tense 'if' and the conversation collective 'so' pronouns represent humanity which underpins the relationship
reflects the writers revised understanding of the relationship
subject and object are equals
'the face'
structured cohesively around the writers experience with the face he will never forget.
introduction
'One I will never forget' (line 2)
line 32 (midway)
punctuates the piece with the single line paragraph 'the face I will never forget'
explains and resolves in line 46
the significance of 'the face' is explained
concludes with the direct address
progresses from 'the face' to 'my nameless friend'
increasing familiarity and intimacy is reflected as well as the importance to the writer - sense of progression
last sentence links to first paragraph and line 2
the opening question is resolved by the end and is worked on throughout the whole piece.
the cohesive device threads everything together and shows the significance.
shows that all is relevant and related to the central experience
the journalist will revise other experiences in retrospect to the man
directly acknowledging the debt owed and a clear sense of resolution