Funder's different styles of writing: Year 12

We are currently dicussing the '3 Anna's'....

Keep the following different types of Anna's writing in mind which formulating your findings:

Her writing is:

1) personal
2) evidential
3) descriptive
4) metaphoric
5) symbolism
6) colour usage
7) mood
8) character description
9) language lexicon/vernacular (German)
10) anaphora and tetracolon
11) alliteration
12) literary allusions (popular culture)

When Funder is writing in 3rd person evidentially, she uses the following references:

* songs
* letters
* newspaper advertisements
* use of figures
* dates
* lists
* personal testimony
* expert opinion
* reference to photographs
* historical referencing


Some helpful links on setting, characterisation and narrator :)

http://merspi.com.au/8205/settings-and-characterizations-stasiland

http://merspi.com.au/7303/how-would-i-write-a-stasiland-by-anna-funder-essay

Also, think about the humour, irony, puns and sarcasm she utilises.