SAMPLE TEXT ANALYSIS OF EDITORIAL: CAIE AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE (9093)

This resource contains a sample answer for the **TEXT ANALYSIS **question on Paper 1 of the CIE AS English Language (9093) syllabus. The text being analysed is:

An extract from the of the magazine editorial ‘OneLife – Work. Learn. Play.’ that appeared in the Oct-Nov 2019 paper.

This Resource includes:
QUESTION & EXTRACT
ANNOTATIONS OF THE EXTRACT
SAMPLE TEXT ANALYSIS OF 900 WORDS FOCUSING ON FORM, STRUCTURE & LANGAUGE

Excerpt from the text analysis response:

The writer has used several effective linguistic devices and techniques to achieve the intended purpose as well as effectively engage the audience throughout the text. For instance, in the beginning itself, the writer uses typography in the title by merging the word “one” and “life” to create a single compounded word “OneLife” which captures the whole essence of the assertion that technology is breaking barriers between work and recreation and instead replacing it with a sense of seamlessness, while at the same time stimulating curiosity of the reader and building more interest. This neologism not only reflects the seamlessness between different parts of life, but also establishes the impression that this new technology driven world needs its own unique lingo, therefore supporting the use of the new word. In addition, the unusual punctuation and short one word sentences “Work. Learn. Play” grabs the audience’s attention as the full stops force the reader to pause and consider each idea distinctly but also consider how these three indispensable aspects of life are flawlessly synched.

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