Harry Potter

SOURCE. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
      PUBLICATION DATE. It was published 1998.
      TYPE OF WRITING. Extract from a book.
      HEADING. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
      MAIN IDEA. The subject matter is about when Harry Potter     comes back to the Dursleys residence once again to live there     for the summer.
      SUPPORTING IDEA(S).
      INFORMATION PRSENTED ABOUT THE AREA OF STUDY.  
techniques
      Ellipses (...)
      Similes E.g. “breathing like a winded rhinocerous” or “treat   him like a bomb that might go off at any moment” or “like a dog   that had rolled in something smelly.”
      Emotive language E.g. “roared” “pounding”
      Antithesis of the Dursleys and Harry’s look
      Symbolism of Harry’s scar
    Not Belonging
  Dursleys don’t remember Harry’s Birthday  Harry feels unimportant
      Lives in abusive environment  doesn’t belong
      Antithesis of Harry and Dursleys  further depicts a sense   of not belonging for Harry
      Harry believes he brings “of deepest shame” to the Dursleys
    Belonging
  Harry feels a sense of belonging to Hogwarts and everything   about it
      “Harry had taken up his place at wizard school”  “his place”   shows that he belongs to a particular place.
      *PURPOSE*. The writer, J.K. Rowling wrote this     extract to allow the audience to share the experience
      *THE* RESPONDER or AUDIENCE. The author is writing     to the general public as the register of the text is simple     but yet descriptive and vivid.
      LANGUAGE. The language used is objective, descriptive     and colloquial.
      PERSONAL RESPONSE. It made me think about Harry not belonging     with his family but actually feeling greater sense of belonging     to his friends and the wizard world.
      LINK TO THE AREA OF STUDY.