Comparing Language In Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

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4) Compare the different ways in which language is used for effect in the two texts. Give examples and analyse what the effects are. Item 3 and item 1. ‘ A decision is needed’ are the first words we read in item 3 and this immediately signifies to the reader that it isn’t as lose hearted as item 1 and the words portray a sense of danger for the rest of the article. In Item 1 Hyde only talks about the positives of her adventure, ‘spectacular environment on earth’ she explains how she loves the beautiful environment that she’s in and the enthusiasm shown in the writing connotes that this is a happy relaxed piece but the use of technical terms such as the alliteration to tell us that there’s ‘rocks, rocks, everywhere’ keeps us engaged and…show more content…
Boardman is in many a scary situation when he realises that a ‘another big avalanche coming’ as the reader we share his fear as we are unaware of what will happen next, the thrill of this makes the reader want to continue reading. Item 3 and item 1 both share the similarity that they are exploring and have people with them but at the same time they couldn’t be more different. Item 3 is a situation that they want to get out of asap as they are in extreme conditions and are being put at a lot of risk, as well putting their lives in control of an ‘oxygen cylinder’ that could break at any point, however in item 1 the group are sad that there ‘Disneyland experience’ has finished and want to do it all over again whereas Boardman and Sherpa most defiantly would not want to be in any kind of situation like that ever again. Item 3 take the reader on an emotional roller-coaster as we go through the fear, thrill and happiness with them at the different stages, whereas in item 1 we feel the same as what we did at the beginning as what we did at the end. Boardman makes us realise the danger in the ‘Everest’ and places like that however we see all the fun side of the trip Hyde made, even when she broke the rule of ‘stay in the boat’. Item 3 is much more formal than item 1 using masses more of sophisticated words and more emotional

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