Descriptive style
She uses precise factual details in her writing / she pays close attention to detail such as the name of the vessel, the number of hours that took her to reach Antarctica, the number of time zones / the number of checkpoints / geological/historical facts to build her narrative / she divides her writing into three coherent parts, each with its individual heading for clarity.
She uses her words to create vivid word-pictures/ she uses visual imagery to compare ice-clad Antarctica to an endless stretch of 'stark whiteness', giving the reader a mental image of the place / she uses similes to bring the experience to life, saying that going to Antarctica 'is like walking into a giant ping-pong ball'.
