Style model - Travel Writing

My chosen style model to analyse is the piece of travel writing by Charlotte Hobson, 'Black Earth City'. One language framework she chose to use in her writing was the use of discourse structure. The piece of text is organised into a variety of short and long paragraphs, varying the way in which the audience read through the text. The smaller paragraphs increase the pace in which the reader reads through the text as there is not as much information to get through, and the sentences are often not as complex. However, the longer paragraphs such as the second one, encourage the reader to take more time on reading these paragraphs as this is where a lot of the scenery is described by Charlotte.

In the second paragraph, Charlotte uses phonology to describe the room and where she is staying. The use of metaphors, 'velvety-eyed girl', emphasises the imagery of the girls' eyes and allows the reader to place themselves in the setting and really emphasise with how the writer is feeling and the different situations she is experiencing. Charlotte also uses alliteration to describe the the 'coffin-shaped cupboards' by the door. This repetition of the same sound slows the reader down even more when reading through the longer length paragraph.