Paris flashcards
(10 cards)
Mixed mode, Eurostar advert, frequent use of deixis, repetition of adverb ‘maybe’
Stories are Waiting in Paris
Written travelogue, informal register, humourous, flaneur stance, American male writer
Neither Here Nor There
Spoken mode, older woman perspective of time living in Paris
Personal Narrative: Anna
Memoir of a naive young woman’s move to Paris (written mode), retrospective stance, non-fiction bildungsroman with a double journey
Breathless
A date in a graveyard, written mode, travelogue, semi-formal
Around the World in 80 Dates
Non-french perspective of the city, mixed mode forum post, advising purpose
Trip Advisor: What Do You Wish Someone Had Told You
A graphic journal description of a young adult’s trip to Paris with her mother
French Milk
Written mode memoir of an expat trying to break into the fashion world of Paris
Understanding Chic
Written mode article, unusually satirical and judgmental view of tourists in Paris written by a famous foreign correspondent
On Paris
Newsreel (mixed mode), hyperbolic and elliptical tone
Paris Riots 1968
