Anthology: From touching the void Flashcards
What is used at the start of Joe’s account?
Immediasres - start in the middle of something that is happening.
Why is this function of this passage?
To inform and to entertain, To show how dangerous this is and also to provide a gripping story.
Words and phrases that convey the pain of what happened?
- bones splitting
- screamed
- shattering blow to my knee
- pain flooded
- a wave of nausea surged over me
- Grated
Use of model verbs?
could not
Might
Never
Examples of short sentences?
‘Everything was still, silent.’
My knee exploded.
I’ m dead
Use of repetition?
My leg! My leg!
Uses of long sentences?
Line 10
Use of adjectives?
grotesque
exploded
Use of punctuation?
ellipses
colon
semi-colon
comma
Facts that are used?
We were still above 19,000ft
He knew he was dead when he broke his leg.
effective use of language when he tries to find out if the bone in his leg is broken?
My knee exploded. Bone grated, and the fireball rushed from my groin to my knee.
Use of adverbs?
cautiously, suddenly.
Use of compound sentence?
line 60
What writing style is the passage written in?
narrative descriptive.
Touching the Void Intro:
Dramatic Non fiction autobiography account written by Joe Simpson re accounting the frightening events that led to Joe almost being killed on a mountain in the Andes.
- The work looks to be mainly for adult and teenage readers and those with an interest in mountaineering. and adventurous activities.
- Written to inform and entertain.
