Poem on a West Ham football programme
Claret and blue,
The two colours for you,
At the Boleyn ground,
There is no greater sound,
Bubbles in the air,
And James Collins' ginger hair,
But why do we support this club?
Maybe because of the old Boleyn pub'
But let me tell you why,
It's because even when the spirits aren't flying high,
The fans won't stop,
The atmosphere is always tip top,
Because we all love this mighty club,
West Ham United, the greatest there is.
Analysis:
In this poem which would be seen by West Ham fans who purchase the match day programme each week, I have tried to rhyme at almost every line as it is probably essential for them to remember the poem.
The audience would be of family's who support the club and friends so should be acceptable for all age groups and it doesn't want to represent the club in a bad light by using perhaps taboo topics and words. It is quite a informal piece as it wants to keep the fans interested and if it was formal they wouldn't even take a first look.
Monday, 19 October 2015
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Analysis of text 1: ‘Times running out… Write a letter today’
The peace we studied has a clear audience it is aimed at, a clear purpose and the form of the peace is also easy to tell. Starting with the audience, when you read the peace it is clear to see it is aimed at the general citizens of the place Bishops Waltham. This is because it is a local aimed peace. Following that, the purpose of the poem is to get people to write a letter to the city council explaining their objection. Finally the last point obviously is about the form and although the the form of this peace should be a letter which it sort of is, it is more like a leaflet layout. This is due to its columns and the text bubbles and pictures etc, which normally you wouldn't find in a letter.
Firstly, the graphology on this peace is seen quite clear as there seems to be lots of different fonts, logos, pictures and slogans. The logos are there to show the audience what the peace is ran by perhaps the company who set this up or who it is about. By the slogan in the middle which is also used as my title, there is a picture of a clock showing the time 11.58. I think this goes hand in hand with the slogan as it is talking about time running out and the picture shows there is only two minutes left until 12, which suggest time is running out. Talking about the logo’s used again, the logo’s are used on this peace because it stamps its authority on the peace and let's people know who is in charge. There are two text boxes which suggest that the things that are contained in the text box would be more important over anything else, so perhaps should be looked at first. Other parts are in bold and in bigger font than the rest of the writing which shows these are headings and are more important parts of the peace.
After that, the discourse structure is nice and simple in this leaflet/letter, this is because as I've already spoke about how it is laid out like a leaflet when in actual fact it is a letter. The layout procedure starts with a big bold box with big bold writing showing what the following is going to be about and what it represents. This is followed by the clear indicator that it is a letter, but then goes into two columns full of paragraphs in a more leaflet like structure. Each new point is instructed with a bolder peace of writing above it to show what the next peace of writing is going to be about. There are different information, where so,e is more important that others meaning that they are in text boxes, even though text boxes could change the course of the structure, they seem to be with in course of the structure and jus sit in nicely with how the peace is running along a laid out. There are pictures/logos at the bottom and top of the peace which fit into the structure nicely. This type of structure is a narrative account as it is laid out like a report just going on about what the subject is in two columns.
Finally, the grammar of this peace is easy to spot as their isn't excessive amounts of writing, so I will start with how the use of 2nd person pronouns are used to make people feel uneasy and guilty as if they should or have to write a letter. The fact these 2nd person pronouns are used create a relationship with the reader as it makes them think about what they should do. Also, the use of imperative verbs create quite an effect too, the effect created by these imperative verbs is the sense of enthusiasm. They enthuses the urgency that is to write a letter by using the imperative verb ‘write’ this is a command so is telling the reader what to do instead of maybe suggesting what sound be done.
The peace we studied has a clear audience it is aimed at, a clear purpose and the form of the peace is also easy to tell. Starting with the audience, when you read the peace it is clear to see it is aimed at the general citizens of the place Bishops Waltham. This is because it is a local aimed peace. Following that, the purpose of the poem is to get people to write a letter to the city council explaining their objection. Finally the last point obviously is about the form and although the the form of this peace should be a letter which it sort of is, it is more like a leaflet layout. This is due to its columns and the text bubbles and pictures etc, which normally you wouldn't find in a letter.
Firstly, the graphology on this peace is seen quite clear as there seems to be lots of different fonts, logos, pictures and slogans. The logos are there to show the audience what the peace is ran by perhaps the company who set this up or who it is about. By the slogan in the middle which is also used as my title, there is a picture of a clock showing the time 11.58. I think this goes hand in hand with the slogan as it is talking about time running out and the picture shows there is only two minutes left until 12, which suggest time is running out. Talking about the logo’s used again, the logo’s are used on this peace because it stamps its authority on the peace and let's people know who is in charge. There are two text boxes which suggest that the things that are contained in the text box would be more important over anything else, so perhaps should be looked at first. Other parts are in bold and in bigger font than the rest of the writing which shows these are headings and are more important parts of the peace.
After that, the discourse structure is nice and simple in this leaflet/letter, this is because as I've already spoke about how it is laid out like a leaflet when in actual fact it is a letter. The layout procedure starts with a big bold box with big bold writing showing what the following is going to be about and what it represents. This is followed by the clear indicator that it is a letter, but then goes into two columns full of paragraphs in a more leaflet like structure. Each new point is instructed with a bolder peace of writing above it to show what the next peace of writing is going to be about. There are different information, where so,e is more important that others meaning that they are in text boxes, even though text boxes could change the course of the structure, they seem to be with in course of the structure and jus sit in nicely with how the peace is running along a laid out. There are pictures/logos at the bottom and top of the peace which fit into the structure nicely. This type of structure is a narrative account as it is laid out like a report just going on about what the subject is in two columns.
Finally, the grammar of this peace is easy to spot as their isn't excessive amounts of writing, so I will start with how the use of 2nd person pronouns are used to make people feel uneasy and guilty as if they should or have to write a letter. The fact these 2nd person pronouns are used create a relationship with the reader as it makes them think about what they should do. Also, the use of imperative verbs create quite an effect too, the effect created by these imperative verbs is the sense of enthusiasm. They enthuses the urgency that is to write a letter by using the imperative verb ‘write’ this is a command so is telling the reader what to do instead of maybe suggesting what sound be done.
Monday, 12 October 2015
Euphemism
" friendly fire "
This is a term used to say when someone is shooting at their own team perhaps in a war or accidentally shooting at someone. It is used as a quick sharp phrase to shout out in war perhaps instead of using the long sentence of "you are shooting at your own team". It also softens up the meaning as it uses friendly which is not a aggressive word.
" to sleep with someone"
This is a term used as to when someone has had sex with someone else. This is used because saying sex straight up could be quite up front or shocking to some people making them feel uncomfortable so it used to make it less uncomfortable and easier to talk about, basically softening up what it means.
"Senior citizen"
This is a good term as it is used to talk about an old person. This is a good one because some people may take offence to saying old people and this softens it up. Not only does it soften it up but it makes the people sound more titled as they have a citizen class. It masks the fact that they are old and just classes them as a senior citizen.
" friendly fire "
This is a term used to say when someone is shooting at their own team perhaps in a war or accidentally shooting at someone. It is used as a quick sharp phrase to shout out in war perhaps instead of using the long sentence of "you are shooting at your own team". It also softens up the meaning as it uses friendly which is not a aggressive word.
" to sleep with someone"
This is a term used as to when someone has had sex with someone else. This is used because saying sex straight up could be quite up front or shocking to some people making them feel uncomfortable so it used to make it less uncomfortable and easier to talk about, basically softening up what it means.
"Senior citizen"
This is a good term as it is used to talk about an old person. This is a good one because some people may take offence to saying old people and this softens it up. Not only does it soften it up but it makes the people sound more titled as they have a citizen class. It masks the fact that they are old and just classes them as a senior citizen.
Thursday, 8 October 2015
•Passive and active voice
Passive
voice is where the subject is changed on the sentence, usually from front to
middle.
Active
voice is where the subject is at the start of the sentence, highlighting it as
the subject straight away.
Example:
500
killed by storm
Storm
kills 500 people
The
first sentence is passive as the subject 'storm' is at the end, whereas the
second sentence is active as straight away it talks about the 'storm' which
killed the 500 people.
•Verbs and Adverbs
A
verb is a doing word whereas a adverb is used to modify a meaning of something.
Different
verbs and adverbs have different effects as you start to get primary and modal
auxiliaries.
A
primary auxiliary is a verb that gives extra information about the main verb.
A
modal auxiliary is a verb that indicates modality. (Can, could, must) They are
usually placed along a continuum to show a degree of strength towards
commitment.
For
example there is a clear difference between, 'Liverpool will beat
Man city', compared to, 'Liverpool might beat
man city'.
•Adjectives
An
adjective is a word used to describe something (words or phrases)
Example:
(words underlined would be adjectives)
The weary
painter took of his blue, green and white
overalls and ate a day-old Chinese meal
because he felt ravenous.
Effect:
•Describe something
•Function is to evaluate, be emotive and
descriptive
Nouns
A
noun is a word used to identify any class of people, places or things. Put
simply, a noun is a word with meaning.
Different
types of nous:
•Common noun – a noun preceded by the word
'the' representing one or all member of class
•Proper noun – names for unique
individuals, name or places
•Concrete noun – naming something we can
physically see
•Abstract noun – a noun that names an idea
or concept
•Collective noun – refers to a group of
things or people
•Noun phrase – made up of a noun and any
words that modify that noun
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