Explorers Or Boys

Question 1

• “trusty helicopter”
• “the flying conditions had been ‘excellent’ “
• “expedition Ended in a farce”

Answer 1

Sardonic tone
Idiotic and irresponsible actions

• “trusty helicopter” - , suggesting it is made of luck and failed
• “the flying conditions had been ‘excellent’ “- mockery of the men, clearly unable to fly
• “expedition ended in a farce” - Juxtaposition of expedition and farce, all over the place

Question 2

• “plucked”
• “ could i call the emergency people?”
• They have their bottom kicked”

Answer 2

Infantilise men
Diminish images
Childish actions

•	"plucked" implies adult interventions continues the theme of children- onomatopoeia
•	" could i call the emergency people?" - simplistic language shows lack of awareness and inexperience
•	They have their bottom kicked" - metaphor showing their punishment as adults- protest by the guardian as the only consequence they face but other lose their money

Question 3

• “ the rescue involved the royal navy, RAF, british coast guard”
• “highly unlikely to recover any money”
• “ cost the taxpayers….10 of thousands” , “taxpayer gets rescue bill”

Answer 3

Sense of fustration
Impact of mens actions
Destructive and selfish

•	" the rescue involved the royal navy, RAF,  british coast guard" tri-colon of high modality - shows how much was taken out for them, selfishness
•	"highly unlikely to recover any money" hyperbole to show the great extent of problems explorers are causing 
•	" cost the taxpayers....10 of thousands" , "taxpayer gets rescue bill" - semantic field of public money, attempt to make explorers feel guilty

Question 4

• explorers or boys messing about?
  • “Mr Smith claims to be flying to be flying since he was 5”
  • “trekked solo to Everest” yet later states, “ …,’wouldn’t use a helicoptor like that’”

Answer 4

Sense of irony
Undermine patronise judgement

• The title - juxtaposition- contrast undermines the men as not true to their experience
  • “Mr Smith claims to be flying to be flying since he was 5” - use of claims shows low modality and also used to show that despite his experience his is still flop
  • “trekked solo to Everest” yet later states, “ …,’wouldn’t use a helicoptor like that’” - ironically undermines them, they have so much experience but can’t use a helicopter.