Homework

 Unit 1.4

 Activity 2:

Question 1

- Passage C

i. Narrative: the use of second person narrative pronoun “your”, creates an

effect of addressing the reader and highlighting how much the readers
“support” is vital in saving the national park. While the first-person narrative
pronoun “we”, makes the reader feel much closer to the writer. It creates a
sense of collective responsibility from the reader and writer side in saving the
national park.

ii. Voice: the writers use of short simple sentences, such as “People-power
works”, creates a breaking-up voice in reading the extract.

iii. Mood: the writers use of words such as, “really matters”, reflects a mood of
urgency in the readers mind about how critical it is to save Africa’s oldest
national park.

iv. Feelings: the writer seems to hold the reader and himself accountable of
protecting Africa’s national park from any harm and hence, evoking a feeling
of responsibility in the minds of the audience.

Mystery Story

- The leaves crunch under my feet as I step. The wind howls in my face. I keep
my chin up and my hands grip the straps of my backpack. I'm wandering far.
Far from home. The noises of the forest soothe me. My cheeks are flushed…
 Activity 6:

Question (a)
I. Using second person the narrator “you” is simultaneously describing the
reader as the character in the text as if the reader is performing all the
actions through direct address to the reader.

II. The writers use of present tense “blinds you”, creates a sense of immediacy
makes it feel as though the events in the text are happening in real time. This
can help the reader feel an immediate connection with what is happening in
the text. This is because the reader witnesses the life events and emotional
transformations as they happen from the narrator’s point of view.

III. The narrator reports his thoughts, feelings and actions using the pronoun
“you”. In using words like “you call” “It will be god to get this belt off”, the
narrative distance between the narrator and the events that are narrated is
typically small because the narrator gives the reader access to his thoughts,
feelings and actions.

IV. The writer positions the reader in different locations of the house by creating
a sense of atmosphere and vivid picture in the reader’s mind. Using sensory
details such as, sight where Amelia’s duck is described as “toppled on its
side” immediately locates the reader in the living room. A while later, the
writer directs the readers gaze to the kitchen by creating a vivid image of
“steam floating” up the stove. In the moments the narrator is searching for
his partner around the house he acts as a lens making the reader see things
through a camera lens moving across the dining room towards the nursery
where he finds her sitting on her chair.

V. Words such as “get this gun belt off”, imply that the writer is a police man
who is coming home from a long day at work. Enjoys the relief of changing his
army suite to his light home pants and t-shirt or maybe a pyjama.

VI. The writers use of direct speech “Marta” “Marta?”, creates a mood of
tension in the text as the writer’s voice evokes his worry in not being able to
find his partner at the house. Besides that, using direct speech seems to
directly appeal to and keeps the reader engaged, as it makes the reader think
and wonder where could be the writer’s partner.