Source 3
Question 4
Source 2, ‘Fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex Sue may have died from a sore throat’, and Source 3 ‘Everest the hard way’ are both non-fiction texts, but have different purposes for different audiences. Source 2 is a text written to inform readers of a new scientific discovery, who are newspaper readers interested in the subject. Source 3 is a non-fiction text, written to inform readers of a life changing experience, who read and are interested in stories of adventure.
Source 2 uses practical, not very descriptive language to explain the information clearly in the article. It uses humorous language in the title, but it is also very factual, the main aim of the article. In Source 3, descriptive language is used to show the accounts of Pete …show more content…
This enforces the humour in the title, another way in which language is used for effect of entertainment. 3 also uses alliteration in ‘surging snow’ which emphasises the words, making them more obvious and direct to the audience. Both texts use alliteration in different ways, source 2 to emphasise the humour and source 3 put stress the danger and seriousness of the situation.
Direct speech is used in Source 3, which adds to the sense of a story being told. The use of personal anecdotes and the use of first person creates empathy, for example in the first paragraph Pete says ‘we’ll wait ten more minutes’. He explains how this helped the, ‘it stuffed some responsibility to the watch’. In comparison Source 2 does not use any speech in the piece, this gives the effect of a purely factual piece, with no opinion or quotes which may take away the accuracy of the article for a reader.
Empathy is created at the end of the piece, when he describes reaching the tent; ‘Martin was there and I burst into tears’. This highlights the stress they had been under and creates empathy. This makes the reader feel emotion towards the author. As source 2 is not very opinionated we as readers do not feel any emotional attachment towards ‘Sue’ instead the author uses humour, for the audience to laugh at Sue and her unfortunate yet ironic
Source 2, ‘Fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex Sue may have died from a sore throat’, and Source 3 ‘Everest the hard way’ are both non-fiction texts, but have different purposes for different audiences. Source 2 is a text written to inform readers of a new scientific discovery, who are newspaper readers interested in the subject. Source 3 is a non-fiction text, written to inform readers of a life changing experience, who read and are interested in stories of adventure.
Source 2 uses practical, not very descriptive language to explain the information clearly in the article. It uses humorous language in the title, but it is also very factual, the main aim of the article. In Source 3, descriptive language is used to show the accounts of Pete …show more content…
This enforces the humour in the title, another way in which language is used for effect of entertainment. 3 also uses alliteration in ‘surging snow’ which emphasises the words, making them more obvious and direct to the audience. Both texts use alliteration in different ways, source 2 to emphasise the humour and source 3 put stress the danger and seriousness of the situation.
Direct speech is used in Source 3, which adds to the sense of a story being told. The use of personal anecdotes and the use of first person creates empathy, for example in the first paragraph Pete says ‘we’ll wait ten more minutes’. He explains how this helped the, ‘it stuffed some responsibility to the watch’. In comparison Source 2 does not use any speech in the piece, this gives the effect of a purely factual piece, with no opinion or quotes which may take away the accuracy of the article for a reader.
Empathy is created at the end of the piece, when he describes reaching the tent; ‘Martin was there and I burst into tears’. This highlights the stress they had been under and creates empathy. This makes the reader feel emotion towards the author. As source 2 is not very opinionated we as readers do not feel any emotional attachment towards ‘Sue’ instead the author uses humour, for the audience to laugh at Sue and her unfortunate yet ironic