ENG1517
PORTFOLIO 2024
OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2024
Detailed Solutions, References & Explanations
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Due Date: 21 October 2024
QUESTION 1
1.1.
The content genre of Text A, Where is Grandmother?, is a fairy tale.
Firstly, fairy tales often include magical or fantastical elements, and in this story, we see a
hyena who can talk and interact with humans like a person. This anthropomorphism is a
common characteristic of fairy tales, where animals often play human-like roles. Secondly, the
resolution of the story is light-hearted and moralistic, as the grandmother outsmarts the hyena,
and he runs away in fear, never to be seen again. This humorous conclusion with a moral
lesson (the hyena, a deceitful character, suffers consequences for his actions) fits the typical
structure of fairy tales, which aim to teach a lesson in an engaging way. While fables focus
more directly on teaching a specific moral through the actions of animals, Where is
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