English language

Question 1

I saw a thousand hungry, lean,scared and betrayed faces

Answer 1

–first person narrative
–past tense
it makes the reader believe it more because it is an eyewitness account- he is telling it from what he has seen through his own eyes, not from someone else

Question 2

there was Amira Abdirahman
there was the old woman who lay in her hut

Answer 2

–Anecdotes
tells different stories help the reader understand how individuals are affected by the situation. It is easier for the reader to empathise with individuals than with a mass of anonymous people
** Repetition of “There was “ suggests there are many other stories like these. making the single sentence paragraph. “and then there was a face I will never forget.” more striking

Question 3

hungry,lean,scared and betrayed

Answer 3

–list of emotive adjectives
The list adds emphasis to what they are feeling and the adjectives are chosen to make the reader feel pity for the people.
** the final word “betrayed”standsout and suggests the writer is angry and blames someone for the suffering of the people he is describing

Question 4

like craving for a drug

Answer 4

–simile
suggests that he wants more and isn’t getting what he craves. The job of the reporter can be addictive and exciting . there is sense of shame here.
** Job is “Ghoulish” comparing himself to a creature that is obsessed with the dead and dying.

Question 5

a fleeting meeting of eyes

Answer 5

– Assonance
it emphasises how brief the moment is

Question 6

it was rotting ; she was rotting

Answer 6

– Repetition
gives the reader a mental image of a dirty infected corpse eventhough to person isn’t dead. By repeating the word”rotting” he reinforces and makes the reader feel his “revulsion” which creates a more dramatic scene and evokes shock
**Also evokes pity for the people who are in such terrible conditions

Question 7

Habiba had died

Answer 7

– Short Sentence
add a harsh tone to the surroundings and makes people emotional due to the word death
This shows the expression of pity due to how he is being blunt this shows how aggressive he is
** this also shows how oblivious he is to all the smaller things going on around him and how he just focuses on the main parts will make the audience react like there more worried for the people.

Question 8

No rage no whimpering ,just a passing away

Answer 8

–Triples
Emphasis on silence suggest pity and shock -links to “quiet suffering and lonely death”
** Emotive language creates sympathy in the reader .Perhaps he is suggesting that we ignore them because they are quiet.

Question 9

A mixture of pity and revultion

Answer 9

– Contrast
Suggests that the situation is complex . sense of his shame suggested bythe words “taboo”and “surreptitiously”
** In this state of utter despair they aspire to a dignity - another contrast linked to “pity and revulsion”

Question 10

What was it about that smile

Answer 10

– Rhetorical question
shows he is intrigued -curiosity is a necessary quality of a journalist. Creates further sympathy when we realise that the man is embarassed and it makes him seem more human

Question 11

So my nameless friend if you are still alive I owe you one

Answer 11

– significant structural ending
rhetorical phrase gives a powerful yet humble ending
** Direct address shows how much the encounter has affected him , and again personalises the story -To create sympathy the writer highlights the individual among widespread suffering.