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