anthology

charlie brooker key annotations

elliptic phrase in title reduces words. ironic compared to rest of article: “…planet: why i’m…”

neologisms used to show conformity

anadiplosis mirrors social media: “events and noise”

semantic field of pollution

prefers mortality instead of the immorality of online

birrell key annotations

syntactic parallelism used to mock society. inclusivity must include both: “seat in parliament… seat on the bus”

direct address induces fear on audience

triplet and metaphor to show the troubles of the disabled. pathos: “jailed, mocked and used as a political football”

wilde key annotations

synthetic parallelism. both out of his control. modernist view: “my father sent me to oxford… society sent me to prison”

litote to show certainty. turning to religion despite religious views sending him to prison: “it is no less a denial of the soul”

anadiplosis and anaphora to show struggle: “the thing”

personification of nature as it is the only thing that hasn’t hurt him.

angelou key quotes