101 UNFAMILIAR TEXT EXAM STRUCTURE
ALWAYS GET 3 TEXTS
ALWAYS GET 1 HOUR TO COMPLETE
ALWAYS GET ai, aii, b, c
(a) (i) Is identify language features
(a) (ii) Give example to show you found the language feature
(b) Is define and explain the language feature
(c) Is extend the explanation and explore the meaning of the
symbolism (usually you are given a specific to look at here)
Quickly Read “Art for a price”
Questions:
a)
i) Identify ONE language feature the writer uses to show what the
shopping mall or the people in it are like
ii) Provide and example of this language feature from the text.
b)
Explain how this language feature shows what a shopping mall or the
people within it are like.
c)
Explain how and why the writer helps us to understand what the
shopping mall and/or the people within it are like throughout the text.
Support your answer with reference to techniques, including language
features, that the writer uses to show:
• What the shopping mall and/or the people within it are like
• A view of society
Art for a price – Identify one language feature
a) i) metaphor
a) ii) “another carbon-copy”
b) One language feature the writer uses is the metaphor in which the
shopping mall is likened to a carbon-copy. A metaphor is when one
thing is compared to another so that it is described to be exactly that
thing without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. A carbon copy is an exact
copy of one page so that it is exactly the same as another.
In this example, the writer has said that the shopping mall is an exact
copy of another shopping mall. This is an accurate description because
shopping malls often look and feel the same as each other with the
same brand shops, lighting and plastic tables.
Art for a price – Identify one language feature
a) i) metaphor
Art for a price – Example of language feature
a) i) metaphor
a) ii) “another carbon-copy”
Art for a price – Explain one language feature
a) i) metaphor
a) ii) “another carbon-copy”
b) One language feature the writer uses is the metaphor in which the
shopping mall is likened to a carbon-copy. A metaphor is when one
thing is compared to another so that it is described to be exactly that
thing without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. Likewise, a carbon copy is an
exact copy of one page so that it is exactly the same as another.
In this example, the writer has said that the shopping mall is an exact
copy of another shopping mall. This is an accurate description because
shopping malls often look and feel the same as each other with the
same brand shops, lighting and plastic tables.
Art for a price – Identify one language feature
a) i) metaphor
a) ii)
Art for a price – Example of language feature
a) i) metaphor
a) ii) “under a mushrooming roof”
Art for a price – Explain one language feature
a) i) mushroom
a) ii) “under a mushrooming roof”
b) One language feature the writer uses is the metaphor in which the
shopping mall is likened to a mushroom. A metaphor is when one thing is
compared to another so that it is described to be exactly that thing without
using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. A mushroom has a wide expanding roof over a
thin-stalked centre.
In this example, the writer has said that the shopping mall is the same as a
mushroom with a wide expanding roof. This is an accurate description
because shopping malls often are large structures with a single roof and a
central feature in the middle, which the stalk would represent in the
metaphor but in this example is the water-feature.
Art for a price – Identify one language feature
a) i) a) ii) “under a mushrooming roof”
b) One language feature the writer uses is the metaphor in which the
shopping mall is likened to a mushroom. A metaphor is when one thing
is compared to another so that it is described to be exactly that thing
without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. A mushroom has a wide
expanding roof over a thin-stalked centre.
In this example, the writer has said that the shopping mall is the same
as a mushroom with a wide expanding roof. This is an accurate
description because shopping malls often are large structures with a
single roof and a central feature in the middle, which the stalk would
represent in the metaphor but in this example is the water-feature.
Art for a price – Identify one language feature
a) i) repetition and listing
a) ii)
Art for a price – Example of language feature
a) i) repetition and listing
a) ii) “consumed by the need to explore, to find, to buy”
b)
Art for a price – Explain language feature
a) i) repetition and listing
a) ii) “consumed by the need to explore, to find, to buy”
b) One language feature the writer uses is repetition and listing. The word
“to” is repeated in a sequence in order to emphasise the active nature of the
people in the mall. The people are all doing something. They are in the mall
with a purpose and a direction. The use of repetition and listing verbs
impacts the reader with the sense of urgency and creates an image of people
moving in different directions with different purposes.
In this example, the writer intends for the reader to consider the greedy
nature of people and the listing is prefaced with the verb ‘consumed’ to
emphasize that the multiple behaviours are all driven by the greed of
mankind.
Art for a price – Explain how and why
The writer has used a clever technique of contrast. There is a contrast created between
the people who are described versus the uniqueness of the shop in which the artist
works.
Each individual person or group is described in detail creating a detailed image in the
mind of the reader. All have something in common. The commonality is that they could
be found in any mall in any city. Everybody has experienced a visit to a mall and is familiar
with the environment. Everybody can relate to the detailed descriptions from the baby in
the stroller with chubby fingers to the young people chatting and giggling.
The contrast is created as the author shifts from describing common factors such as; the
shops, the mall environment and the people to describing the uniqueness of the artist’s
shop. The purity of the white shop makes it seem unnoticeable at first but somehow
peaceful. Its placement towards the end of the piece makes the reader only become
aware of it after first becoming immersed in the mall environment and surrounding
setting. As the writer gradually exposes the detail of the artist’s shop, we do not know
what the artwork itself is, other than a blank white canvas. This image is clearly painted
in our mind and is the artist’s (and indeed the writer’s) statement of the need for
simplicity. In an ever-consuming society perhaps we need to search for simplicity and
peace.