English Language - IGCSE - Sacred Head

English Language - IGCSE Touching the Void (I) Viewpoint 1st person account vs 3rd person account 2nd person accounts are normally instructional 1st and 3rd person accounts may contain 2nd person passages biographical vs fictional literature here autobiographical Structure structure relates to the arrangement of the material it can make a considerable impact on the reader, affecting plot, suspense, persuasiveness, etc. here we have two accounts of one incident, a bifocal rather than a unifocal version of events note identical number of paragraphs in each (six) are two accounts wholly synchronous? Touching the Void (II) Title void = physical space/emptiness (literal meaning) void =moral emptiness/sense of abandonment (metaphorical meaning) neither kind of void can be touched so a powerful double metaphor Figures of Speech dozens of different types metaphors are the most important figure of speech metaphors vs similes: implicit vs explicit comparison metaphors are condensed similes don t confuse metaphors with hyperbole (exaggeration) For example, I m starving.

Compare and Contrast • A key phrase in examination questions! • Compare means identify similarities. • Contrast means identify dissimilarities (differences). • For example, an exam paper might ask you to ^compare and contrast the

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