E1: ‘spectral play of colour’  

A1: Magical imagery presents the narwhal as mythical, almost recalling the sights/sounds we would associate with unicorns. 

E2: ‘I urged the man on in my head…my heart also urged the narwhal to dive, to leave, to survive’ 

A2: The juxtaposition between ‘head’ and ‘heart’ emphasises that in her soul, Herbert believes the narwhals are precious and need to be protected. The triplet further emphasises the narwhals as beautiful and vibrant creatures. 

P2: Kari Herbert presents the arctic as a special and precious place that should be preserved (perhaps as a result of her perspective as an ardent environmentalist)  

E1: ‘glittering kingdom’  

A1: Metaphor conveys the arctic is magical and unique – royal and almost heavenly 

E2: ‘butter gold…soft billows of smoke’ 

A2: Colour imagery, sibilance – conveys its beauty, while the sibilance suggests it is almost lullaby-like in the comfort it gives her 

P3: Despite her love for the narwhals, Herbert suggests the hunters’ need to survive is important. This emphasises her inner conflict. (Herbert spent time amongst the Inuit tribe as a child, and as such, is able to be more sympathetic than a traditionally western writer who might focus on the brutality of what is occurring – she has seen that they genuinely do need it to survive.)  

E1: ‘essential…survival…necessary…crucial’ 

A1: Semantic field of necessity – conveys how important it is to them 

E2: ‘hunting is still an absolute necessity in Thule.’ 

A2: Short, sharp closing sentence – emphasises that overall she understands the hunters’ need to survive 

E1: He refers to the men as "Explorers, or boys messing about?" in a sarcastic tone. 

A1: This suggests he sees their activities as a waste of time and views them as both immature and childish. 

E2: The author includes a quote from Ms. Vestey saying they'll "probably have their bottoms kicked and be sent home the long way." 

A2: This emphasises the resources that were expended on their foolish adventure, and reference to the quote from Ms Vestey further reinforces the idea that they are childlike and need someone senior to watch over them. 

P2: Morris, as a Guardian reporter, a newspaper that seeks to expose excessive corruption and consumption,  

E1: 'A wedding present'  

A1: The irony when referring to the item which their life depends on again reinforces the idea of the men's idiocy and thus, their irony but of course also links to the men's consumption, and the flaws in capitalist society as people become reliant on gadgets unfit for function. Lastly there is a juxtaposition in the function of the watch and the severity of the men's dangers similar to the helicopter and its suitability for the adventure, but also the men's lack of preparation as every aspect of their equipment is reduced to sounding child, and toy like further reinforcing their arrogance.  

E2: 'emergency people'   

A2:  The colloquial language when referring to the people their lives are hands in, again suggests the men's arrogance as they ignore correct terminology when referring to professionals, perhaps again containing a humorous aspect as these are the very reasons the men are in trouble due to the overestimation of their helicopter’s strength. The men's arrogance is only reinforced as they question their wives instead of bothering to refer to their own adventuring experience and knowledge. 

P3: Morris juxtaposes the ignorance of the men with the expertise of the trained, perhaps to suggest the real heroes are not the wealthy but those who work to support our country, reflective of his paper’s left wing ideology 

E1: The jargon present in the quote "I’m surprised they used the R44. I wouldn’t use a helicopter like that to go so far over the sea. It sounds as if they were pushing it to the maximum," 

A1: shows the juxtaposition between the experienced experts and the foolish boys. The expert speaks in jargon, emphasising his knowledge, and he uses the verb ‘surprised’ to suggest that the boy’s decision was clear idiocy to a man with expertise  

E2: The quote "Their last expedition ended in farce" 

A2: the hyperbolic ‘farce’ shows Morris emphasizing their pattern of recklessness and inability to learn from past mistakes due to their lack of knowledge