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General notes

• At top right corner shows the place and date when it was written

• There might be two intentional audiences (the soldier’s wife and the museum visitors)

• It might be considered interesting because of the personal accounts of a person who experienced WWI.

• It was written to reassure that the soldier is alive but published in the museum for historical and entertaining reasons.

• The first paragraph commonly tells why he wrote it

• Written with a high level of polish and formal style

• The ironic way he presents the ambulance and limbers shows that …

• All the details are there so his wife can depict the image he saw and lived through. Or he writes it as a diary that he can refer to later on or remember the moments.

• The purpose is to communicate the situation, and sarcasm is a feature to cope with all the trauma he experiences and feels. He gives a detailed account of what is happening.

• If it is a one-to-one communication, the personal relationship between the sender and recipient is significant. The author tries to accomplish the purpose for this exact purpose.

• The letter starts with the place, time, and name. This is the universal start of a letter.

• The original audience was intended for the wife of the man who wrote the letter. And then become information to the public due to the significance of the important event. In this case, WW1

• It is considered interesting as it used to be an artefact of the time and the personal account of people who experienced WWI.

• The letter's purpose is to tell his wife that he is still alive. And communicate with his wife about what is going on.

• The first part of a letter shows the recipient why he is writing his letter.

• The level of formality in the letter shows that 100 years ago, letters were more common to write to each other.

• He tries to make it as detailed as possible for the wife to imagine what is going on on the battlefield. As a result, it can also be read as a diary entry because of the information on it.

• The satirical language is used to joke about the situation he is in. He also reassures the wife that he is fine and will come home soon.

• It uses somewhat literary language because it was more common at the time.

• It is a letter written by … during ww1 to show that he is still alive and give a detailed and vivid account to show what he is seeing and, through the use of sarcasm and imagery, that sense of frustration and futility which he is experiencing.

• Generally speaking, with personal letters-usually, an audience of one and thinking what the relationship between the two people is, what they are communicating and why, and if it reaches its purpose. The author is trying to accomplish this with an individual rather than a bigger group. Audience =1