Paris City Guide

Question 1

Mode

Answer 1

Multimodal (spoken-heavily scripted, video appears on youtube channel, written text on screen)

Question 2

Genre

Answer 2

Travel guide

Question 3

Audience

Answer 3

Adults interested in Paris and it’s history

Question 4

Purpose

Answer 4

To inform, entertain, and engage it’s audience

Question 5

Language features

Answer 5

Graphology: Bold words - emphasis
Personification: ‘Paris straddles the river seine’ cultural highlights/ makes the city seem grand and majestic
Factual information and references: ‘Cobblestone streets of Montmartre’
Superlatives: ‘Greatest military’ ‘most fashionable’
Long pauses (8): To admire the famous landmarks
Alliteration: ‘Pastries at the patisserie’
Positive pre modifiers: ‘iconic’ ‘grand’
Hyperbolic language: ‘Parisians live and breathe fashion’

Question 6

How is Paris presented?

Answer 6

-Place rich in history and culture
-City of light

Question 7

Literary

Answer 7

Relatively formal register: (‘epitome of romance. culture’)

Although less formal: (‘and if you subscribe to even half of the superlatives’) breaking the 4th wall and connecting with the audience