The Danger Of A Single Story

Question 1

Meaning

Answer 1

-Speech about how a single story can create steriotypes

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

-first person with anecdotes
-short first sentence
-parallel syntax
-simple language and repetition
-narrative shift ‘but’
-allusion to Mariah carey

Question 3

Anecdote of her reading English stories

Answer 3

-humour engages the listener
-shows them how they are stereotyped in books, her idea of English people was that they talked about the weather, from the stories she read

Question 4

Short first sentence

Answer 4

‘I’m a storytelelr’ short sentence to begin the speech, creating an immediate hook; by talking about herself she connects with the audience quickly

Question 5

parallel syntax

Answer 5

Makes her message accessible and effective

Question 6

Simple language and repetition

Answer 6

Reinforce key messages and makes the message easy to understand

Question 7

Narrative shift ‘but’ ‘I too”

Answer 7

creates a strong relationship between the speaker and listener and is a powerful persuasive device as it means the tone of the speech is powerful and reflective, rather than simply preaching which might alienate some listeners. This device is also effective as it mirrors the speech’s central theme: that single stories are everywhere and need to be reconsidered and challenged.

Question 8

Allusion to Mariah carey

Answer 8

Easy for the audience to identify with and so make the speech more accessible and humorous

Question 9

Language techniques

Answer 9

-Rhetorical questions
-powerful and authentic voice
-juxtaposition
-emotive language
-metaphors
Semantic field of stories

Question 10

Rhetorical questions

Answer 10

Engage the reader and make them relate rather than her just preaching which people often find hard to agree with

Question 11

Powerful and authentic voice

Answer 11

Audience can relate through her powerful and vivid descriptions

Question 12

Juxtaposition

Answer 12

When talking about how stories can break and repair, shows that she believes stories have great power, and intrigues the audience as they want to find out her reasoning

Question 13

Emotive language

Answer 13

Adjective such as vulnerable and impressionable when talking about children are effective in making the reader agree

Question 14

Metaphor

Answer 14

of “they opened up new worlds for me” - shows that she held a view without even knowing if it was true or not

Question 15

Semantic field of stories

Answer 15

-anaphoric repetition of ‘stories’
-simple, short syntax and repetition- ‘stories matter’ ‘many stories matter’
-words given a redemption quality, anthropomorphism, the words/ stories ‘saved me’