I denne study guide får du hjælp til at arbejde med artiklen "So many ways to die in Syria now" af Neil Gaiman. Vi dækker her særligt eksamensopgaven på STX A fra d. 18. august 2017. Opgaveformuleringen lød sådan her:
Write an analytical essay (800-1200 words) in which you analyse Neil Gaiman’s article “ ‘So many ways to die in Syria now’: Neil Gaiman visits a refugee camp in Jordan”, and discuss the idea of using celebrities to campaign for charity.
Part of your essay must focus on how Gaiman uses his own experience and on his intention.
In your essay you must include references to:
- Neil Gaiman’s article “ ‘So many ways to die in Syria now’: Neil Gaiman visits a refugee camp in Jordan”
- Help Refugees, “Do you have #refugenes? 12 celebrities you never knew were refugees”
- 1-2 other internet sources
Præsentation af teksten
Titel: “So many ways to die in Syria now” (2015)
Forfatter: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Artikel
Neil Gaiman (f. 1960) er en britisk forfatter. Han skriver noveller, romaner, skuespil og manuskripter. Han udforsker forskellige litterære genrer, inklusiv fantasy, horror, science-fiction, dark fantasy og komedie. Hans roman American Gods blev til en tv-serie i 2017.
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Language
Neil Gaiman’s language reflects his profession as an author, as he often uses similes and figurative speech which are literary devices. The most relevant language devices are his similes, which often have an emotional impact on the readers.
Abu Hani is described being “like an abused dog” (l. 3) to suggest the terrible state he is in as a refugee. In the camp, Abu Hani’s wife “felt like a child being welcomed by its mother” (l. 32), a simile that suggests she felt safe, secure, and relieved to have escaped the horror of living in Syria ...
