Explorers or Boys Messing About?
- Created by: crazybanana24
- Created on: 02-06-18 09:59
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- Explorers or Boys Messing About?
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- broadsheet newspaper: more serious/ formal, although slightly subjective
- 'tragedy' emotive word juxtaposes 'farce'
- 'plucked' belittles them , making them sound small
- 'experts questioned the wisdom' sarcasm
- Reference to the 'taxpayer' involves reader and gives them a reason to be interested
- 'The Russians threatened to send military planes'
- This extreme situation makes the men seem foolish and immature
- 'plunged' dramatic to exaggerate the rescue
- 'The Royal Navy, the RAF and the British Coastguard' triplet further exaggerates the stupidity
- Technical jargon makes writer seem knowledgeable compared to the men
- 'trusty helicopter'
- irony make them look foolish
- 'the drama' hyperbole ridicules men
- experience the boys have had is mentioned casually in the middle, giving an overall impression of stupidity
- 'claims to have been flying since the age of five'
- The author undermines the men, emphasising their foolishness
- 'highly unlikely it would recover any of the money'
- triggers the readers as the taxpayers are losing out
- 'they'll probably have their bottoms kicked and be sent home the long way'
- childish punishment implies once again men are foolish and immature
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