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Description
Mind Map by hannahleach41, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by hannahleach41
about 10 years ago
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Explorers, or boys messing about?
- Tone
- annoyance and dissaproving
- sarcasm
- irony
- (still informative)
- (still informative)
- irony
- sarcasm
- annoyance and dissaproving
- Does the writer make the situation seem dangerous?
- the situation is described
- 'helicopter plunged into the sea off Antarctica.'
- words that do convey the seriousness of the situation
- 'led to tradgedy'
- specific information is given
- 'ditched into the sea 100 miles off Antarctica, about 36 miles north of Smith Island.'
- 'ditched into the sea 100 miles off Antarctica, about 36 miles north of Smith Island.'
- 'led to tradgedy'
- 'helicopter plunged into the sea off Antarctica.'
- the situation is described
- How does the writer make the men sound inexperienced?
- irony
- 'Mr Smith, also known as Q.'
- this is ironic because 'Q' is the gadget man off James Bond. The complete lack of professionalism by Mr Smith is incredibly ironic.
- this is ironic because 'Q' is the gadget man off James Bond. The complete lack of professionalism by Mr Smith is incredibly ironic.
- 'Mr Smith, also known as Q.'
- adding technical information that make it clear the men are idiotic
- 'the four seater Robinson R44 has a single engine.''
- 'the four seater Robinson R44 has a single engine.''
- saying how the action effected normal people
- 'had cost taxpayers of Britain and Chile tens of thousands of pounds.'
- 'had cost taxpayers of Britain and Chile tens of thousands of pounds.'
- shows us the ignorance of the men and wife
- 'Ms Vestey described them as ''boys messing about with a helicopter.''
- 'Ms Vestey described them as ''boys messing about with a helicopter.''
- word choices
- 'scrambled' -into their liferaft
- 'plucked' -from the icy water
- 'experienced adventurers'
- 'experienced adventurers'
- 'plucked' -from the icy water
- 'scrambled' -into their liferaft
- expert opinions
- 'experts questioned the wisdom'
- 'experts questioned the wisdom'
- irony
- examples of the irony used:
- Mr Smith is referred to as 'Q'
- Mr Brookes has a Breitling watch, which is a professional piece of equipment, a contrast to the men's inexperience.
- 'Both men are extremely experienced adventurers.'
- Mr Brooke's called his wife on the emergency phone, and asked her to call the 'emergency people'
- 'their last expedition ended in farce'
- 'their last expedition ended in farce'
- Mr Brooke's called his wife on the emergency phone, and asked her to call the 'emergency people'
- 'Both men are extremely experienced adventurers.'
- Mr Brookes has a Breitling watch, which is a professional piece of equipment, a contrast to the men's inexperience.
- Mr Smith is referred to as 'Q'
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