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    Both texts share the theme of journeys, with Text 1 describing the narrator's journey through fields in his youth and Text 2 describing a traveler's choice between paths. While they share this theme, their audiences and purposes differ - Text 1 aims to appeal to those who enjoy travel narratives through descriptive language, while Text 2 uses metaphor and symbolism to relate to anyone facing an important life decision. The mood of Text 1 is lonely and calm, reflecting on the impact of the place, while Text 2 has a nostalgic yet contemplative tone as the traveler considers the implications of the choice before him. Both texts utilize first person narration and vivid imagery to immerse the reader in the journey and convey their respective messages

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    Both texts share the theme of journeys, with Text 1 describing the narrator's journey through fields in his youth and Text 2 describing a traveler's choice between paths. While they share this theme, their audiences and purposes differ - Text 1 aims to appeal to those who enjoy travel narratives through descriptive language, while Text 2 uses metaphor and symbolism to relate to anyone facing an important life decision. The mood of Text 1 is lonely and calm, reflecting on the impact of the place, while Text 2 has a nostalgic yet contemplative tone as the traveler considers the implications of the choice before him. Both texts utilize first person narration and vivid imagery to immerse the reader in the journey and convey their respective messages

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    Both texts share the theme of journeys, with Text 1 describing the narrator's journey through fields in his youth and Text 2 describing a traveler's choice between paths. While they share this theme, their audiences and purposes differ - Text 1 aims to appeal to those who enjoy travel narratives through descriptive language, while Text 2 uses metaphor and symbolism to relate to anyone facing an important life decision. The mood of Text 1 is lonely and calm, reflecting on the impact of the place, while Text 2 has a nostalgic yet contemplative tone as the traveler considers the implications of the choice before him. Both texts utilize first person narration and vivid imagery to immerse the reader in the journey and convey their respective messages

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    Both texts share the theme of journeys, with Text 1 describing the narrator's journey through fields in his youth and Text 2 describing a traveler's choice between paths. While they share this theme, their audiences and purposes differ - Text 1 aims to appeal to those who enjoy travel narratives through descriptive language, while Text 2 uses metaphor and symbolism to relate to anyone facing an important life decision. The mood of Text 1 is lonely and calm, reflecting on the impact of the place, while Text 2 has a nostalgic yet contemplative tone as the traveler considers the implications of the choice before him. Both texts utilize first person narration and vivid imagery to immerse the reader in the journey and convey their respective messages

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    Paper 1 Analysis

    Text 1 is an extract from the book The Old Ways written by Robert
    Macfarlane, in 2012 and Text 2 is a famous poem called The Road Not Taken
    by Robert Frost and was published in 1916. Both texts share a similar theme
    which is the theme of journey. In Text 1 the narrator talks about his own
    journey in the fields which he used to visit when he was a young boy while
    Text 2 talks about the choices the narrator has to make in his life.
    Although both texts share a common theme, the audience and purpose vary
    to an extent. In text 1 the audience is directed towards people who love
    reading novels about travels and explorations. The structure of the text is
    written in such a way that it appeals to a certain target audience. The use of
    colons and semi colons such as Its a young way; maybe fifty years old, no
    more. and expressive language such as dry snow squeaed underfoot show
    us that the book is targets a specific audience. In contrast, Text 2 talks about
    the difficulties that the narrator faces while making a particular choice. The
    poem is structured in such a way that its audience can relate to it as
    everybody has to make decisions in their lives. The poem is targeted towards
    people who are facing a dilemma similar to the one in the poem, where they
    have to make an important decision which could potentially change their
    lives and there is no going back once the decision is made.
    The mood and tone of Text 1 is calm, peaceful and lonely as the narrator
    does not mention anything about other people being present in the extract.
    The use of language in the extract paints an image of a lonely, desolated but
    calm and peaceful place. The cold like a wire in the nose and The
    moonlight, falling at a slant, deepened the dark in the nearer tracks. These
    lines are verification of the sinister atmosphere that is created in Text 1. The
    exceptionally detailed description of the place proves that the place has had
    a huge impact on the narrators life. On the other hand the mood and tone of
    Text 2 is nostalgic. The mood at the beginning of the poem reflects the
    warmth of the "yellow wood" and the traveler's anticipation at having to
    choose his own path, so the mood feels light-hearted, even anticipatory. As
    the narrator reflects on having to make a decision the tone of the text is
    serious and contemplative. The narrator of the poem is unsure about
    choosing the wrong road and missing unknown opportunities. The fork in the
    road becomes a metaphor for all choices that people must and how certain
    choices may affect the outcome of their lives.
    Both texts use visual imagery to influence their target audience. In Text 1 the
    lines The red blip of aircraft warning lights and small rolling clouds of
    goldfinches rising from teasel-heads and then curling ahead to settle again.
    create striking images in the minds of the readers as they can actually

    visualize the setting of the extract. The purpose of writing the text is to
    narrate his journey to the target audience. Therefore visual imagery is
    exceptionally crucial while narrating as it helps the audience to see through
    the eyes of the narrator while in Text 2 the main stylistic devices are
    metaphor and symbolism. The speaker must choose between diverging
    paths in a wood, and he sees that choice as a metaphor for choosing
    between different directions in life. The two roads symbolize the decisions
    that we make in our lives. If we decide to go down one road, there is no
    coming back. Both the texts also share a same narrative voice first person.
    The use of I in both the texts is to show us the viewpoint of the character.
    In both texts the narrator uses first person narrative to describe their
    respective journeys.
    In conclusion both the texts share the same narrative voice and the same
    theme but their target audience and purpose are very distinct. Both the texts
    make use of their language and structure to convey their messages to the
    audience.

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