1.2- Anthology Text- Birrell article

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AS level English (Anthology) Mind Map on 1.2- Anthology Text- Birrell article, created by Grace Fawcitt on 01/01/2018.
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1.2- Anthology Text- Birrell article
  1. Purpose
    1. To express an opinion
      1. To inform
        1. To emote
          1. To develop a debate
            1. To effect change
            2. Tone
              1. Personal
                1. Has a disabled daughter
                2. Opinionated
                  1. Accusatory
                    1. Sincere
                      1. Passionate
                        1. Reflective
                        2. Mode
                          1. Broadsheet newspaper
                            1. Online
                            2. Audience
                              1. Readers of the I newspaper and the Independent
                                1. Fans of Birrell
                                  1. Interested in sexuality and/or disability
                                    1. Intelligent general readers
                                    2. Annotations
                                      1. Alliteration
                                        1. 'befuddled British embarrassment at best'
                                          1. Betrays Birrell's disappointment
                                        2. Parallelism
                                          1. 'seeking a seat in Parliament is a joke for people who struggle to obtain a seat on the bus'
                                            1. Bathos
                                          2. Second person/direct address
                                            1. 'this minority might include you'
                                              1. Forceful impact, more personal
                                            2. Present tense
                                              1. Places article in immediate context
                                              2. First person plural
                                                1. 'we'
                                                  1. Unity
                                                    1. Excludes disabled people
                                                  2. Contrast to 'locked out'
                                                  3. Phonology
                                                    1. 'discussion of diversity'
                                                      1. 'talk of tolerance'
                                                        1. 'stuck in the shadows of society'
                                                        2. Modal verbs
                                                          1. 'should'
                                                            1. Suggestions/ opinions
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