Non-fiction anthology passages

Question 1

what genre is ‘the danger of a single story’

Answer 1

speech, taking both a serious and slightly informal tone, thought never losing the marks of an academic register

Question 2

what is the voice in ‘the danger of a single story’

Answer 2

• 1st person
• highly subjective bt not didactic
• humourous

Question 3

what is the purpose of ‘the danger of a single story’

Answer 3

to educate and to raise awareness of stereotyping in all soieties - we are pursuaded by the eloquence of the narrative rather than by overt ‘pursuasive techniques’

Question 4

what is the structure of ‘the danger of a single story’

Answer 4

1) her background and experiences with books
2) how new African books changed her single story
3) her single story of Fide
4) how others viewed her when she moved to America
5) her single story of mexico
6) summary of how stories matter and sould not be ignored

Question 5

who is the author of ‘the danger of a single story’

Answer 5

Adichie

Question 6

what are the three points for ‘the danger of a single story’

Answer 6

• stereotyping is dangeous (parallel sructures, repition)
• all guilty of stereotyping (‘we’, well-meaning, ethos)
• stories can be empowering (75-77, colon (27), tone)

Question 7

who is the author of ‘a passage to africa’

Answer 7

Alagiah

Question 8

what is the genre of ‘a passage to africa’

Answer 8

autobiography, allows reflection and suggests a readership interested in Alagiah’s feeling abt his work

Question 9

what is the voice of ‘a passage to africa’

Answer 9

• 1st person narrative
• emotive figurative language = heightened emotional impact

Question 10

what is the structure of ‘a passage to africa’

Answer 10

1) consequences of war & poverty
2) reality of journalism
3) more consequences of poverty
4) physical suffering, death, anguish
5) dignity of people (embrassment & shame of death)