The Danger of a Single Story Flashcards
‘I’m a storyteller.’
-Short sentence, introduces herself as an authoritative figure
-Gripping, makes the reader feel a need to hear what the writer will say.
‘My mother says that I started reading at the age of two, although I think four is probably close to the truth.’
-Makes reader feel closer to writer through use of amusing anecdote.
‘all my characters were white and blue-eyed…that the sun had come out.’
-List (mostly things with British connotations) - overwhelmed with stories that she couldn’t relate to.
‘we are in the face of a story’
-Personification - evokes a sense of immediacy in the reader as it sounds more threatening
‘colour of chocolate’, ‘kinky hair’
- Imagery - integrating into her speech - making change she wants to see
‘They stirred my imagination. They opened up new worlds for me’
-extended metaphor - comparing books as doors into other worlds.
‘it saved me’
-Emphatic language - stakes are made much higher.
‘enormous pity’
-single sorry of a different circumstance.
-forces reader to hold up a mirror and consider their own actions, as they also may be guilty of stereotyping.
“tribal music”
-Writer is mocking the assumption
‘She assumed that I did not know how to use a stove.’
-Short sentence/paragraph to show shock and sadness made by these incidents.
‘single story’
-Alliteration of ‘s’ insinuates that it is evil
-Repeated, as if it’s almost a catchy phrase
‘Stories matter. Many stories matter.’
-Short sentences to make her point and emphasise it.
‘Stories have been used to dispossess…can also be used to empower and to humanise.’
-Juxtaposition of bad and good things stories can do to create a strong contrast, which makes it more memorable for reader due to emphasis placed on them
Dialogue
- Helps audience experience what was actually going on and keeps them engaged.
IT IS A SPEECH
MAKE SURE TO REFER TO THE READER AS THE AUDIENCE
