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Literary Techniques in A Passage to Africa

The document consists of a series of questions related to literary techniques and themes in George Alagiah's 'A Passage to Africa.' It explores various literary devices, the portrayal of journalists, and Alagiah's evolving perceptions of the Somalian people. The questions encourage critical analysis of the text's language and the author's emotional journey.

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Literary Techniques in A Passage to Africa

The document consists of a series of questions related to literary techniques and themes in George Alagiah's 'A Passage to Africa.' It explores various literary devices, the portrayal of journalists, and Alagiah's evolving perceptions of the Somalian people. The questions encourage critical analysis of the text's language and the author's emotional journey.

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A Passage to Africa Test

1) ‘Hungry, lean, scared and betrayed’ are all examples of which literary
technique?
2) ‘Like a ghost village’ is an example of which technique?
3) How are journalists presented in the phrase ‘in the ghoulish manner of
journalists on the hunt for the most striking pictures’?
4) ‘The search for the shocking is like the craving for a drug’ is an example of
which technique?
5) Find an example in the third paragraph of George Alagiah being brutally
honest.
6) What are the fourth and fifth paragraphs examples of?
7) ‘Simple, frictionless, motionless deliverance’ is an example of what?
8) Find an example of repetition in paragraph 5.
9) Why is the line ‘And then there was the face I will never forget’ meant to
draw the reader’s attention?
10) Which quotation from paragraph 7 (near line 35) shows us that the writer is
aware that what he is writing is shocking and may present him in a negative
light?
11) Find an example of a rhetorical question in paragraph 9 (near line 50).
12) Which word is repeated throughout paragraph 9 and 10?
13) Why is this word repeated throughout these two paragraphs?
14) Find an example of juxtaposition (contrast) in paragraph 11.
15) ‘Power and purpose’ is an example of which literary technique?
16) What does ‘power and purpose’ show us about George Alagiah?
17) Find an example of direct address in the final paragraph.
18) Which word in the final paragraph shows us that Alagiah has been personally
affected by the man’s smile and now thinks warmly of him?
19) How have Alagiah’s feelings about Somalian people changed over the course
of the extract?
20) What does the title ‘A Passage to Africa’ imply about Alagiah’s experiences
there?

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