Young and Dyslexic Flashcards
“you’ve got it going on” - what does the title tell us
Creates a reassuring tone of which is informal —> Wants to be relatable and in level with those who are dyslexic of which is the target audience
As a child I suffered
Anecdotal —> Exposes his emotional state by sharing personal experience and evokes some sort of sympathy
good people…bad people
Contrast —> Helps emphasise how negative the education system was
“Shut up, stupid boy.”
Dialogue —> Used to insult which helps exemplify the harshness of the education system
When I was 10 or 11…When I was 13
Age numbers —> Events are taking place in chronological order
I just had self-belief.
Simple sentence —> Creates a defiant and confident tone which suggests the fact that to succeed, one has to have that confidence
It really took off,
Colloquialism —> Makes him loveable and makes people feel like they could relate to his stories at the time
and I was like, “Do I need an operation?”
Humour —> Creates a light-hearted tone highlighting he didn’t know what that was which emphasises how there wasn’t much awareness back then about Dyslexia compared to now
When I go to literary festivals, I always get an actor to read it out for me
Complex sentence —> shows humanity as he deliberately downplays his achievement and doesn’t make his work all about him
“How can I become white?”
Humour —> Highlights how ridiculous stereotyping is
If you’re dyslexic…It’s not you
Direct Address —> He wants to reach out to those with Dyslexia and to those who possibly experience similar things to what he did as a child
So don’t be heavy on yourself
Imperative sentence —> Portrays a reassuring tone which provides positive encouragement
‘creativity muscle’
Neologism —> He does this in order to not put off the reader by using more of a technical term which makes him sound even more relatable; this creates the image to the reader of working out that muscle whilst overcoming the obstacle of reading
See…use
Imperative verbs —> To encourage those reading this to see dyslexia as an advantage
we are…we’ve…we
Repetition —> Collective pronouns
