Example of Band 4 - Eng Language Q3

In both texts there is the use of Emotive Language. Source 2 says: “Only now can we begin to smile” while in emotional contrast source 3 describes: “Panic entered the hearts.” Source 2 is a newspaper article, it is full of facts and figures. The emotive language comes from a man the reporter has interviewed. This offers us a emotional perspective describing how the waiting families have been feeling. We can infer relief from this quote, the use of the word ‘smile’ connotes happiness. It is modified by “Only now,” which suggests that previously the speaker was distressed. As a reader we can empathise with this person’s point of view. In contrast, while the technique in source 3 is the same, the effect is different. Here the narrator tells us of the emotions of the two characters. The word panic suggests fear and again we are asked to empathise with them with the use of a rhetorical question: “What if an impassable torrent now blocked their way?” The emotive language is boosted in its effect on the reader as the narrator asks us to consider its effect. The word “entered” suggests a deeper penetration of feeling.