travel wriing commentary

in my travel writing i created the sense of a diary or a journal of my trip to tunisia which is mainly for entertainment but can be used as info on whether or not to go there. i set it out as day 1 to day 3 as each section is quite long but everything is my actual experience but dramatised for the entertainment. i spoke in standard english a sit can be for formal people and non formal but its mainly for entertainment.

i used a lot of negative lexis choices with words like frustration and dilemma to show the negativity towards the trip in the first place. also this shows how me in the text was rushing around and getting annoyed with the situation i was handed by myself. i also used a bit of sarcasm "oh what a joy" this showed how me in the text felt but also it adds a bit of fun and entertainment for the reader. i used a lot of first person pronouns to relay the story back to me and to show that this was how i felt and what bhappened to me as its a diary its like my thouights and thaat im thinking this to myself.

with the title i didnt do much with it but the short and snappy "my trip to tunisia" gets staright to the point in telling the reader what the text is going to be about which might get peoples attention. also i bolded the "day 1" to section out the different days in the diary/journal this added a sense of it being a real diary which adds to the context.

i used very little phonology in this text as it was not needed but i used it when on the plane "bang!" this helped me portray the sound easiest also the use of onimatopeia is seen in many comics and cartoon movies which not only refers back to entertainment it also appeals to teenagers and young adults.

i used a semantic value of negativity in this journal/diary entry as it showed my frustration on the morning of my flight and it also shows how annoying and exhausting travelling abroad and holidays can be.

review coursework commentary

In my food review I tried to make it in the style of A.A.Gill a food critic with a very sarcastic view on life and restaurants also the fact he doesn't like anyone who isn't Scottish. he is quite harsh when it comes to rating restaurants but he gives a professional reason why he has given this rating and I tried to imitate by doing the same. this led to the different linguistic methods i used in my review coursework. I appealed to the audience of A.A.Gill so in some cases maybe snobby people or rich people or even people who understand his kind of sarcasm and enjoy looking up on restaurants.

the title was the biggest thing in the review to show where the review was being published even though it was not the most important thing there but it made the piece look professional. also the ratings were just underneath to show what the restaurant was given to show the reader of the article what was given so it makes them want to read it and find out how they got that rating. also i put in images of tarantinos and brentwood to show what im talking about in the article, also i showed milan as i talked about them in the first part and then the reader can see and agree with what im saying which could create a synthetic personalization between the reader and i.

i used a range of Lexis choices in this review as it links to A.A.Gills reviews which have a lot of detail and different ways of viewing something like a place or restaurant. so when describing the lands of Milan I added all the detail of the scenery and what it looked like, I also used phonology in my Lexis choices when describing the sounds of the marketeers and birds. I added as much detail to the area as i could by using a lot of simile's to refer to what it was like E.G. "smoke covered the cafe like smog from 19th century London."

i set out the the page as columns like in newspapers as this is supossed to be from the daily mail. this made it look a lot more professional and more realistic than if i just set it out as paragraphs. also this made it easier to follow which is why i chose to follow this discourse structure.