Young and dyslexic Flashcards

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“I suffered”

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>"suffered"
>suffered-unhappiness
>Shows negativity
>Emotive
>Introduction. The writer mention "suffered" because it engages sympathy from the reader
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“WE are the architects, we are the designers”.

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> “we”
architects-planner
To show that people who are dyslexic can be creative as an architect.
Repetition and inclusive pronoun
Line 2 of the text. The writer said “we” shows that he is trying to engage with the reader.

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“No compassion, no understanding and no humanity”

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> “No”
No-negative effect
Make the reader feel sorry for the people with dyslexia.
Rules of 3
Line 4 of the text. The writer is saying that people don’t understand others who has dyslexia. The writer is saying that normal people treated the people with dyslexia like they don’t have any rights to be treated normally.

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“So don’t be heavy on yourself”

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> “yourself”
The reader is trying to cheer up to the people who have dyslexia.
Short sentence
Line 79. The writer is trying to motivate people with dyslexia and he is also trying to make them feel confident.

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“Use it to your advantage, see the world differently”

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>"advantage...differently"
>advantage-power
>Motivates the reader
>Motivational 
Conclusion. The writer makes his final speech by giving the reader confidence and trying to comfort the people who have dyslexia and try to keep them happy/positive.
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