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Edexcel IGCSE English Language Anthology Part 1 - Coggle Diagram
Edexcel IGCSE English Language Anthology Part 1
The Danger of a Single Story
Writer
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Text Type
Speech
Purpose
To argue
Summary
Importance of diverse stories
Stereotypes are created by a single story
Experiences in Nigeria, university and Mexico
Language Techniques
Direct address
"you"
Antithesis
"break the dignity"
"repair that broken dignity"
Sibilance
"single story of catastrophe"
Structure
Journey through childhood experiences
Builds to a powerful conclusion
Tone
Personal
Passionate
A Passage to Africa
Writer
George Alagiah
Text Type
Autobiography
Purpose
To inform
Summary
Reporting during the Somali civil war
Reflects on emotional impact
Language Techniques
Simile
"like the craving for a drug"
Rhetorical Question
"What was it about that smile?"
Assonance
"the search for the shocking"
Structure
Non-linear
Begins and ends with unforgettable face
Tone
Serious
Sombre
The Explorer's Daughter
Writer
Kari Herbert
Text Type
Memoir
Purpose
To entertain
Summary
Return to Greenland
Watches narwhal hunt
Mixed feelings about hunting
Language Techniques
Personification
"my heart leapt"
Sibilance
"soft billows of smoke"
Structure
Non-linear
Hunt descriptions mixed with narwhal facts
Explorers or boys messing about?
Writer
Steven Morris
Text Type
Newspaper Article
Purpose
To inform
Summary
Failed Antarctic expedition
Costly rescue operation
Questions over preparation
Language Techniques
Third-person viewpoint
Style & Register
Formal register
Journalistic style
Young and dyslexic? You've got it going on
Writer
Benjamin Zephaniah
Text Type
Online Article
Purpose
To argue
Summary
Dyslexia is a strength
Encourages readers to be proud
Language Techniques
Command
"don't be heavy on yourself"
Rule of Three
"no compassion, no understanding and no humanity"
Structure
Childhood journey
Positive conclusion
Tone
Conversational
Encouraging
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Writer
Aron Ralston
Text Type
Memoir
Purpose
To entertain
Summary
Boulder crushes hand
Describes pain and attempts to escape
Language Techniques
Analogy
"akin to climbing down from the roof of a house"
Alliteration
"grimace and growl"
Long sentences
Create tension and slow action
Tone
Dramatic
Tense
A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat
Writer
Emma Levine
Text Type
Travel Writing
Purpose
To entertain
Summary
Chaotic donkey race in Pakistan
Dispute over winner
Language Techniques
Metaphor
"Formula One without rules"
Personification
"swallowed up by the crowd"
Hyperbole
"we waited for eternity"
Structure
Linear
Builds towards race climax
Beyond the Sky and the Earth
Writer
Jamie Zeppa
Text Type
Memoir
Purpose
To entertain
Summary
Arrival in Bhutan
Adjusting to a new culture
Language Techniques
Alliteration
"convulsion of crests"
Assonance
"Mountains all around"
Structure
Physical journey
Style
Cinematic
H is for Hawk
Writer
Helen Macdonald
Text Type
Memoir
Purpose
To entertain
Summary
Adopts a hawk while grieving
Chooses the hawk despite confusion
Language Techniques
Simile
"like a Victorian melodrama"
Metaphor
"She is a conjuring trick. A reptile."
Onomatopoeia
"thump"
Short sentences
Create suspense
"Concentration. Infinite caution."
Tone
Suspenseful
Chinese Cinderella
Writer
Adeline Yen Mah
Text Type
Autobiography
Purpose
To entertain
Summary
Wins playwriting prize
Father wants her to study medicine
Language Techniques
Simile
"like a persistent toothache"
Rhetorical Question
"Why?"
Alliteration
"Full of foreboding"
Structure
Linear
Builds towards meeting her father
Themes
Parental expectations
Achievement