English Bhutan

Bhutan noun

• noun ‘mountains‘ is repeated 8 times in first 2 paragraphs

• emphasises how many there are and perhaps indicates how impressed writer is

Bhutan present tense

• use of present tense in 2nd paragraph’s opening words - ‘it is my first night in Thimphu‘

• gives sense of immediacy and adjective ‘first’ shows how new this place is for the writer, allowing reader to feel as if they are experiencing the place with her

Bhutan verbs (some alliterative)

• powerful and precise verbs ‘gathering‘, ‘piling‘, ‘pinching‘, ‘knuckling‘, ‘poking‘

• used to show how the landscape looks crafted

Bhutan metaphor

• mountains are described metaphorically

• as they “rise to meet the moon“

• suggests their immense size and beauty

Bhutan list

• list used at start of third paragraph

• “instant coffee, powdered milk, plasticky white bread and flavorless red jam“

• conveys how unappetising and disappointing hotel breakfast is

bhutan abstract noun

• extract ends on an upbeat note

• with writer expressing how she is ‘full of admiration for the small country‘

• abstract noun ‘admiration‘ leaves reader with very positive impression