Anthology: From A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat

Question 1

How in the Extract set in a cartoon context?

Answer 1

‘Wacky Races’

Question 2

What words and phrases being out the humor of the race?

Answer 2

‘It was survival of the fittest.’
‘and an effective horn.’
‘I don’t even have my driving licence’

Question 3

What words covey the excitement of the race in terms of movement?

Answer 3

‘Yaqoob revved up the engine and slowly inched out of the layby.’
‘“coming coming” came the reply.’

Question 4

What words convey the excitement of the race in terms of sound?

Answer 4

‘Hand perminatly on the horn. His language grew more and more colorful’
‘The noise of the approaching veichals grew; horns tooting; bells ringing.

Question 5

What words convey the excitement of the race in terms of visual images?

Answer 5

‘Men standing on top of their cars and vans hanging out of taxis and perched on lorries, all cheered and shouted.’
‘Viechals jostled to get to the front of the convoy.’

Question 6

What are words and phrases that show the passage at serious moments?

Answer 6

• ‘And then the trouble began’

- ‘ Voices were raised fist were out and tempers were rising.’

Question 7

What is the extract set in?

Answer 7

narrative, descriptive and commentary.

Question 8

What are words and phrases that make the extract sound like it is commentary?

Answer 8

‘the kibla donkey is said to achieve speeds of up to 40kph and this looked close.’

Question 9

How many different races are there?

Answer 9

• Authors race for best picture
• Donkey race
• Spectator race

Question 10

What does it contain that fits the basic story model?

Answer 10

exposition
climax
Denouement

Question 11

Genre?

Answer 11

Travel writing - a recount of a personal experience, usually more anecdotal than factual.

Question 12

Audience?

Answer 12

Adult readers - interested in culture

Question 13

Purpose?

Answer 13

To recreate the experience of the Race, new and unfamiliar, excitement and energetic, chaotic anarchy.

Question 14

explanation of the title?

Answer 14

‘Game of Polo’, something that you would understand. However ‘with a headless Goat’ makes it sound more interesting, savage and barbaric. Interesting twist to the story.

Question 15

Actions in the car are different to ones in the Western World?

Answer 15

• Not having a driving licence.

- Opening the Boot to get better view.

Question 16

Broken Grammar Rules?

Answer 16

Starting the sentence with ‘But’.

Question 17

Hyperbole?

Answer 17

Of the time, which suggests the wait is longer because of there excitement and impatience.

Question 18

Differs to F1?

Answer 18

There is a lack of urgency, no definite time of when the race will be arriving.

Question 19

Onomatopoeia?

Answer 19

‘Roaring’

Question 20

How is tension built?

Answer 20

Onomatopoeia, mono-syllabic words shows the amount of activity going on.

Question 21

How is a scene of chaos created?

Answer 21

• Long sentence with overwhelming amounts of detail.
• Brackets - more information
• List to create fast pace.
• Content is chaotic and disorderly.

Question 22

Metaphor?

Answer 22

‘Nerves of steel’ - you need to be bold and daring.

Question 23

punctuation?

Answer 23

hyphens and semi-colons, in aid of affecting the pace.

Question 24

Sentences that show the simplistic lifestyle the people live?

Answer 24

‘Yaqoob loved it’.

Question 25

AntiClimax words?

Answer 25

‘But just’

Question 26

short sentence?

Answer 26

‘the race was over’

Question 27

How is the Energy carried over the anticlimax?

Answer 27

‘And then the trouble began’

Question 28

Metaphor for the crowd?

Answer 28

‘swallowed up by the crowd’

Question 29

Intro:

Answer 29

• Written to inform the reader of unknown traditions that exist in south east Asia.
• Emma Levine does not specify her target audience in her passage but it does become apparent she wishes to appeal to anyone who is interested in the area and traveling.
• Travel writing and informing people about the cultures that exist.

Question 30

Commentary?

Answer 30

Using whips energetically bur not cruley.

Question 31

enjambment?

Answer 31

para 8-9

Question 32

Sensory description?

Answer 32

The noise of the oncoming vichicals grew louder.

Question 33

Poor organised?

Answer 33

‘officials’ - sarcasm