Foreign Correspondent: Paris In The Sixties

Question 1

Genre and mode

Answer 1

-Travel memoir.

Question 2

Text producer and text receiver

Answer 2

-People wanting to understand the differences between Dublin and Paris.
-Journalists, tourists.

Question 3

Variation, register and representation

Answer 3

-Formal and literary.

Question 4

Lexis and semantics

Answer 4

-Compound adjective “vomit splashed” in the initial noun phrase seems particularly graphic which is reinforced with the verb “piled”.
-Depicts fellow migrants as “dejected” this realistic depiction of his departure is paired with the realistic portrayal of the poor Paris he arrived at.
-Religious metaphor “a deep sense of salvation” shows his ties to Ireland.
-Simile “I saw the trip as an unexpected gift” highlights the authors enthusiasm and excitement for the trip to Paris, influencing the initial tone of the text.

Question 5

Grammar

Answer 5

-Relatively complex.
-Noun “precipice” word choice could be due to the time period.
-Parenthesis explores the historic and political elements highlighting the tensions.
-Repetition “long and crooked” emphasises how vast it is and and how it all looked the same.

Question 6

Phonetics

Answer 6

-None to note.

Question 7

Graphology and mode

Answer 7

-Written.

Question 8

Pragmatics

Answer 8

-Embodied knowledge is used innovatively.
-It shapes both Lennon’s initial experiences, as well as characterises the development in his opinions and his self.

Question 9

Narrative and discourse

Answer 9

-Discourse structure follows a chronological pattern to chronicle his experiences with each paragraph opening marked by the first person pronouns and a dynamic noun phrase “I had also arrived” to inject a sense of pace of pace into the narrative.
-Lennon reflects on his experiences as someone new to Paris, still unable to completely relinquish his hold on Ireland.